James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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James contrasts wisdom from above with envy and selfish ambition that produce disorder. A claim to wisdom should be tested by visible fruit such as gentleness, mercy, integrity, and peace rather than confidence alone.
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