James 3:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
σοφία
Wisdom, insight, skill. Sophia. Christ who has become for us wisdom from God. Jesus IS wisdom. Every problem has a solution in Him. Every question has an answer in His word.
πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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καρπός
of fruits
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καρπός
Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.
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ἔλεος
of mercy
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ἔλεος
Mercy, compassion, pity. Eleos. His mercy endures forever. Mercy is God withholding what we deserve. It is the companion of grace which gives what we do not deserve.
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μέν
indeed
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μέν
properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with G1161 (δέ) (this one, the former, etc.)
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ἅγιος
Pure
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ἅγιος
Holy, sacred, set apart. Hagios. The Holy Spirit. The Holy One. Holiness is not cold distance from the world. It is burning closeness to God.
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εἰρηνικός
Peaceable
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εἰρηνικός
Peaceable, peace-loving. The wisdom from above is first peaceable. God's wisdom produces peace not conflict.
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εὐπειθής
reasonable,
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εὐπειθής
good for persuasion, i.e. (intransitively) complaint
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ἐπιεικής
gentle,
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ἐπιεικής
appropriate, i.e. (by implication) mild
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μεστός
full
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μεστός
replete (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
is,
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἔπειτα
then
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ἔπειτα
thereafter
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