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13 Who is wise and understanding among you?
By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of
wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the
truth.
15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 For where
jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.
17 But the wisdom from above
is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.
18 And a
harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
James opens the book with Wisdom and all other tests that James is talking about for the rest of thebok is about
this wisdom
Who among you?
James asks people who think that they have special understanding and insight in spiritual matters, in effect, to
step forward so that he can analyze the legitimacy of their claim.
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letter of James B. True Wisdom Brings Peace (3:13–4:3)
For James assesses these people’s claim to wisdom not in theological terms—how much doctrine do they know,
how many Greek verbs can they parse—but in practical terms: Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done
in the humility that comes from wisdom.
What is wisdom?
application of knowledge”
various aspects of wisdom.
cah 6:9 ESV
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
Psalm 111:10 ESV
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His
praise endures forever!
Proverbs 3:7 ESV
7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.
Micah 6:9 ESV
9 The voice of the LORD cries to the city— and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: “Hear of the rod and of
him who appointed it!
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Letter of James B. True Wisdom Brings Peace (3:13–4:3)
we remember, begins with the fear of the Lord (Prov.
1:7), enables us to discern what is “right and just” (Prov.
2:9), and leads us to “walk in the ways of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous” (Prov.
2:20).
Deuteronomy 4:5–6 ESV
5 See, I have taught you statutes and rules, as the LORD my God commanded me, that you should do them in the
land that you are entering to take possession of it.
6 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and
your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great
nation is a wise and understanding people.’
Matthew 7:24 ESV
24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on
the rock.
Hosea 14:9 ESV
9 Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of
the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
"Get wisdom," it is referring to that practical knowledge of how to attain true and lasting happiness.
It begins
with the fear of the Lord and consists in humbly hearing and doing God's will perceived both in Scripture and in
the unique circumstances of the moment.
Such wisdom is essential because the person who has it finds life and
joy, but the person who doesn't finds death and misery.
Where does it come from
Isaiah 11:2 ESV
2 And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel
and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
Ephesians 1:17 ESV
17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation
in the knowledge of him,
Colossians 1:9 ESV
9 And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the
knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
1 Corinthians 1:18–25 ESV
18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of
God.
19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will
thwart.”
20 Where is the one who is wise?
Where is the scribe?
Where is the debater of this age?
Has not God
made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through
wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.
22 For Jews demand
signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to
Gentiles, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 1:30 ESV
30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and
sanctification and redemption,
Our union with Christ enable us to receive wisdom
wise in that the wisdom is divine in nature and origin (opp.
ἄσοφος)
Eph 5:15
.
(Opp.
μωρός)
1 Cor 3:18ab
.
W. ἐπιστήμων (Philo, Migr.
Abr.
58) Js 3:13; B 6:10. σοφὸς εἰς τὸ ἀγαθόν (opp.
ἀκέραιος εἰς τὸ κακόν)
Ro 16:19
.
Jesus intends to send out προφήτας καὶ σοφοὺς κ. γραμματεῖς
Mt 23:34
.
Deuteronomy 4:6 ESV
6 Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who,
when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
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