But the wisdomfrom aboveis firstpure,thenpeaceable,gentle,reasonable,fullof mercyand goodfruits,unwavering,without hypocrisy.
behold,I have doneaccording to your words.Behold,I have givenyou a wiseand discerningheart,sothat there has beennoone likeyou beforeyou, norshall one likeyou ariseafteryou.
When allIsraelheardof the judgmentwhichthe kinghad handeddown,they fearedthe king,for they sawthat the wisdomof Godwas in him to administerjustice.
"So giveYour servantan understandingheartto judgeYour peopleto discernbetweengoodand evil.For whois ableto judgethisgreatpeopleof Yours?"
"Onlythe LORDgiveyou discretionand understanding,and giveyou chargeoverIsrael,so that you may keepthe lawof the LORDyour God.
Behold,a sonwill be bornto you, whoshall be a manof rest;and I will givehim restfrom allhis enemieson everyside;for his nameshall be Solomon,and I will givepeaceand quietto Israelin his days.
"But wherecan wisdombe found?And whereis the placeof understanding?
"Godunderstandsits way,And He knowsits place.
"And to manHe said,'Behold,the fearof the Lord,that is wisdom;And to departfrom evilis understanding.'"
Then MosescalledBezaleland Oholiaband everyskillfulpersonin whomthe LORDhad putskill,everyonewhoseheartstirredhim, to cometo the workto performit.
For the LORDgiveswisdom;From His mouth[come] knowledgeand understanding.
And He will judgebetweenthe nations,And will renderdecisionsfor manypeoples;And they will hammertheir swordsinto plowsharesand their spearsinto pruninghooks.Nationwill not liftup swordagainstnation,And neveragainwill they learnwar.
For a foolspeaksnonsense,And his heartinclinestoward wickedness:To practiceungodlinessand to speakerroragainstthe LORD,To keepthe hungrypersonunsatisfiedAnd to withholddrinkfrom the thirsty.
Like a shepherdHe will tendHis flock,In His armHe will gatherthe lambsAnd carry[them] in His bosom;He will gently leadthe nursing[ewes].
As for thesefouryouths,Godgavethem knowledgeand intelligencein every[branch of] literatureand wisdom;Danieleven understoodall[kinds of] visionsand dreams.
"So I alsohave madeyou despisedand abasedbefore allthe people,justas you are not keepingMy waysbut are showingpartialityin the instruction.
"He will sitas a smelterand purifierof silver,and He will purifythe sonsof Leviand refinethem like goldand silver,so that they may presentto the LORDofferingsin righteousness.
"Soyou, too,outwardlyappearrighteousto men,but inwardlyyou are fullof hypocrisyand lawlessness.
"Blessedare the purein heart,for they shall seeGod.
"Blessedare the peacemakers,for they shall be calledsonsof God.
for I will giveyou utteranceand wisdomwhichnoneof your opponentswill be ableto resistorrefute.
"Be merciful,justas your Fatheris merciful.
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
JesussawNathanaelcomingto Him, and saidof him, "Behold,an Israeliteindeed,in whomthereis nodeceit!"
for he was a goodman,and fullof the HolySpiritand of faith.And considerablenumberswere broughtto the Lord.
Nowin Joppathere was a disciplenamedTabitha(whichtranslated[in Greek] is calledDorcas);this womanwas aboundingwith deedsof kindnessand charitywhichshe continually did.
Ifpossible,so faras it dependson you, be at peacewith allmen.
[Let] love[be] without hypocrisy.Abhorwhat is evil;clingto what is good.
And concerningyou, my brethren,I myselfalsoam convincedthat you yourselvesare fullof goodness,filledwith allknowledgeand ablealsoto admonishone another.
For to oneis giventhe wordof wisdomthroughthe Spirit,and to anotherthe wordof knowledgeaccordingto the sameSpirit;
NowI, Paul,myselfurgeyou by the meeknessand gentlenessof Christ--I whoam meekwhen face to facewith you, but boldtowardyou when absent!
in purity,in knowledge,in patience,in kindness,in the HolySpirit,in genuinelove,
For beholdwhatearnestnessthisvery thing,thisgodlysorrow,has producedin you: whatvindicationof yourselves, whatindignation,whatfear,whatlonging,whatzeal,whatavenging of wrong!In everythingyou demonstratedyourselvesto be innocentin the matter.
NowHe who suppliesseedto the sowerand breadfor foodwill supplyand multiplyyour seedfor sowing and increasethe harvestof your righteousness;
(for the fruitof the Light[consists] in allgoodnessand righteousnessand truth),
having been filledwith the fruitof righteousnesswhich [comes] throughJesusChrist,to the gloryand praiseof God.
Finally,brethren,whateveris true,whateveris honorable,whateveris right,whateveris pure,whateveris lovely,whateveris of good repute,ifthere is anyexcellenceand ifanythingworthy of praise,dwellon these things.
so that you will walkin a manner worthyof the Lord,to please[Him] in allrespects,bearing fruitin everygoodworkand increasingin the knowledgeof God;
But we provedto be gentleamongyou, as a nursing[mother] tenderly caresfor her ownchildren.
I solemnly chargeyou in the presenceof Godand of ChristJesusand of [His] chosenangels,to maintainthese[principles] withoutbias,doingnothingin a [spirit of] partiality.
The Lord'sbond-servantmustnot be quarrelsome,but be kindto all,able to teach,patient when wronged,
To the pure,all thingsare pure;but to thosewho are defiledand unbelieving,nothingis pure,but boththeir mindand their conscienceare defiled.
to malignno one,to be peaceable,gentle,showingeveryconsiderationfor allmen.
Alldisciplinefor the momentseemsnot to be joyful,but sorrowful;yetto thosewho have been trainedby it, afterwardsit yieldsthe peacefulfruitof righteousness.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
Everygoodthing givenand everyperfectgiftis from above,coming downfrom the Fatherof lights,with whomthereis novariationorshiftingshadow.
But ifanyof you lackswisdom,let him askof God,who givesto allgenerouslyand withoutreproach,and it will be givento him.
For judgment[will be] mercilessto one who has shownnomercy;mercytriumphs overjudgment.
have you not made distinctionsamongyourselves,and becomejudgeswith evilmotives?
Thiswisdomis not that which comes downfrom above,but is earthly,natural,demonic.
Drawnearto Godand He will draw nearto you. Cleanseyour hands,you sinners;and purifyyour hearts,you double-minded.
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
Therefore,putting asideallmaliceand alldeceitand hypocrisyand envyand allslander,
Servants,be submissiveto your masterswith allrespect,not onlyto thosewho are goodand gentle,but alsoto thosewho are unreasonable.
Little children,let us not lovewith wordorwith tongue,but in deedand truth.
And everyonewho hasthishope[fixed] on Him purifieshimself,justas He is pure.
