In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap,
James 3:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the harvest of righteousness (of conformity to God's will in thought and deed) is [the fruit of the seed] sown in peace by those who work for and make peace [in themselves and in others, that peace which means concord, agreement, and harmony between individuals, with undisturbedness, in a peaceful mind free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts]. American Standard Version (1901) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace. Common English Bible Those who make peace sow the seeds of justice by their peaceful acts. Catholic Public Domain Version And so the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them that make peace. |
In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap,
The wicked earn no real gain, but those who sow righteousness get a true reward.
Those who trust in their riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the wise capture souls.
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Do horses run on rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,
The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together.
If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh, but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.