number of key words, phrases, and topics. The idea that “good deeds” are to be shown on the basis of good conduct is a little unusual, but clear enough: it is our acts of obedience to God, performed consistently day after day, that make up the “good conduct” of the wise person. But more difficult to understand is the loose addition “in the humility of wisdom.” What James appears to mean, however, is that the good works are to be done in a spirit of humility—a humility that itself is the product,