James 3:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

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  • Jas 2:18 : 18 But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
  • Ps 107:43 : 43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.
  • Jas 1:21 : 21 For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.
  • Eccl 8:5 : 5 Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
  • Matt 21:5 : 5 Say to the daughter of Zion, See, your King comes to you, gentle and seated on an ass, and on a young ass.
  • 1 Cor 6:5 : 5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?
  • 2 Cor 8:24 : 24 Make clear then to them, as representatives of the churches, the quality of your love, and that the things which we have said about you are true.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
  • Gal 5:23 : 23 Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.
  • Gal 6:1 : 1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
  • Gal 6:4 : 4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.
  • Eph 4:2 : 2 With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;
  • Phil 1:27 : 27 Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;
  • Col 3:12 : 12 As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;
  • 1 Tim 4:12 : 12 Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
  • 2 Tim 2:25 : 25 Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
  • Titus 3:2 : 2 To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.
  • Isa 11:3-4 : 3 And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears: 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • Isa 29:19 : 19 And the poor will have their joy in the Lord increased, and those in need will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 60:6 : 6 You will be full of camel-trains, even the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all from Sheba will come, with gold and spices, giving word of the great acts of the Lord.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
  • Jer 9:12 : 12 Who is the wise man able to see this? who is he to whom the word of the Lord has come, so that he may make it clear? why is the land given to destruction and burned up like a waste place, so that no one goes through?
  • Jer 9:23 : 23 This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth:
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 By him times and years are changed: by him kings are taken away and kings are lifted up: he gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those whose minds are awake:
  • Zeph 2:3 : 3 Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.
  • Matt 5:5 : 5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
  • Matt 7:24 : 24 Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;
  • Matt 11:29 : 29 Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
  • Ps 149:4 : 4 For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.
  • Eccl 8:1 : 1 Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.
  • 1 Pet 3:1-2 : 1 Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives, 2 When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.
  • 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.
  • 1 Pet 3:15-16 : 15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride; 16 Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
  • Jas 3:1 : 1 Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
  • Jas 3:17 : 17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
  • 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
  • Num 12:3 : 3 Now the man Moses was more gentle than any other man on earth.
  • 2 Chr 2:12-13 : 12 And Huram said, Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, maker of heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, full of wisdom and good sense, to be the builder of a house for the Lord and a house for himself as king. 13 And now I am sending you a wise and expert man, Huram who is as my father,
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
  • Ps 25:9 : 9 He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
  • Ps 45:4 : 4 And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

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    16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.

    17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

    18 And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

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    5 But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

  • 1 Cor 3:18-20
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    18 Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

    19 For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

    20 And again, The Lord has knowledge of the reasonings of the wise, that they are nothing.

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    10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

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    16 A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

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    13 Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

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    1 Who is like the wise man? and to whom is the sense of anything clear? A man's wisdom makes his face shining, and his hard face will be changed.

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    2 To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men.

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    1 By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

    2 Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

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    19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

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    9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.

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    5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

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    10 The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.

  • Prov 10:13
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    13 In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.

  • Titus 2:8
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    8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

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    23 The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.

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    15 But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

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    34 Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

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    15 The heart of the man of good sense gets knowledge; the ear of the wise is searching for knowledge.

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    7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.

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    33 If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

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    27 He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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    3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

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    20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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    19 Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

  • Job 34:2
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    2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

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    3 But I have a mind as well as you; I am equal to you: yes, who has not knowledge of such things as these?

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10 For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

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    5 If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

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    9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

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    5 A wise man is strong; and a man of knowledge makes strength greater.

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    3 How have you given teaching to him who has no wisdom, and fully made clear true knowledge!

  • Gal 6:1
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    1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

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    8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

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    3 To be trained in the ways of wisdom, in righteousness and judging truly and straight behaviour:

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    5 Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.

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    2 For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.