James 3:13 - The Message13-16 Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s animal cunning, devilish plotting. Whenever you’re trying to look better than others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at the others’ throats. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176913 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition13 Who is there among you who is wise and intelligent? Then let him by his noble living show forth his [good] works with the [unobtrusive] humility [which is the proper attribute] of true wisdom. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. See the chapterCommon English Bible13 Are any of you wise and understanding? Show that your actions are good with a humble lifestyle that comes from wisdom. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version13 Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom. See the chapter |