King James Version
"This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
— James 3:15, King James Version
“This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ”
“This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.”
“Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.”
“For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.”
“This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.”
“This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.”
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.