They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be healthy and flourishing;
James 3:18 - King James 2000 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by them that make peace. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be healthy and flourishing;
The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.
He that trusts in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.
Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for you have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit unto life eternal: that both he that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together.
For he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them who are trained by it.