James 3:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.

Cross References

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretence.

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness  with God, since it is written,  He catches the wise in their craftiness;  ,

Philippians 3:19

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory  is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly things.

1 Corinthians 2:14

But the person without the Spirit  does not receive what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated  spiritually.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony  of our conscience  is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially towards you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom  but by God’s grace.

James 1:5

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God #– #who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly #– #and it will be given to him.

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit  explicitly says that in later times  some will depart from the faith,  paying attention to deceitful spirits  and the teachings of demons,

Jude 1:19

These people create divisions and are worldly,  not having the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:3

because you are still worldly. For since there is envy  and strife  , among you, are you not worldly and behaving like mere humans?

John 3:17

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn   the world, but to save the world through him.

Jeremiah 4:22

‘For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.’

Revelation 12:9

So the great dragon was thrown out #– #the ancient serpent,  who is called the devil and Satan,  the one who deceives the whole world.  He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 9:11

They had as their king  the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon,  , and in Greek he has the name Apollyon.

Revelation 2:24

I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known ‘the so-called secrets   , of Satan’   #– #as they say #– #I am not putting any other burden on you.

2 Thessalonians 2:9

The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with every kind of miracle, both signs and wonders serving the lie,

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I fear that, as the serpent  deceived  Eve  by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure  devotion to Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:27

Instead, God has chosen  what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools

Acts 13:10

and said, ‘You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil  and enemy of all that is right. Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths  of the Lord?

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil,   and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer   from the beginning   and does not stand in the truth,   because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature,   because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Luke 16:8

‘The master praised the unrighteous manager   because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age   are more shrewd than the children of light   in dealing with their own people.

2 Samuel 16:23

Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone asking about a word from God   #– #such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

2 Samuel 15:31

Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’

2 Samuel 13:3

Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, a son of David’s brother Shimeah.  Jonadab was a very shrewd man,