James 3:18

Easy To Read Version

People who work for peace in a peaceful way get the good things that come from right living.

Cross References

Psalm 92:14

Even when they are old,\par they will continue producing fruit\par like young, healthy trees.\par

Proverbs 11:18

An evil man cheats people and takes their money. But a person that is fair and does right will get the real reward.

Proverbs 11:28

The person who trusts in his riches will fall like a dead leaf. But the good person will grow like a new green leaf.

Proverbs 11:30

The things a good man does are like the Tree of Life. {\cf2\super [14]} A wise man gives new life to people. {\cf2\super [15]}

Hosea 10:12

If you plant goodness, you will harvest true love. Plow your ground, and you will harvest with the Lord. He will come, and he will make goodness fall on you like rain!

Amos 6:12

Do horses run over loose rocks? No!\par and people don’t use cows for plowing.\par But you turn everything upside down.\par You changed goodness to poison.\par You changed fairness to bitter poison.\par

Matthew 5:9

What great blessings there are for the people that work to bring peace!\par God will call them his sons and daughters.\par

John 4:36

Even now, the person that harvests the crop is being paid. He is gathering crops for eternal life. So now the person that plants can be happy together with the person that harvests.

Galatians 6:8

If a person plants (lives) to satisfy his sinful self, then his sinful self will bring him eternal death. But if a person plants to please the Spirit, {\cf2\super [76]} he will get eternal life from the Spirit.

Philippians 1:11

that you will do many good things\par with the help of Christ\par to bring glory and praise to God.\par

Hebrews 12:11

We don’t enjoy punishment when we get it. Being punished is painful. But later, after we have learned from being punished, we have peace, because we start living right.

James 1:20

A person’s anger does not help him live right like God wants.