James 3:18

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And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:9 : 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
  • Isa 32:16-17 : 16 Justice will settle down in the wilderness and fairness will live in the orchard. 17 Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.
  • Hos 10:12 : 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
  • Gal 6:8 : 8 because the person who sows to his own flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
  • Heb 12:11 : 11 Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
  • John 4:36 : 36 The one who reaps receives pay and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.
  • Jas 1:20 : 20 For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.
  • Prov 11:28 : 28 The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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    16Justice will settle down in the wilderness and fairness will live in the orchard.

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    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

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    11Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.

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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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    18If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.

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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

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    3The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.

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    17Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

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    37Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the upright! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

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    13True Wisdom Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.

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    2Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.

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    19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

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