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James 3:18
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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.
And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
People who work for peace in a peaceful way plant a good crop of right-living.
And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
When peacemakers plant seeds of peace, they will harvest justice.
And peacemakers who sow seed in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
And the fruite of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by the peacemakers.
And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among those who make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for the ones making peace.
And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.
And a harvest of righteousness is grown from the seed of peaceis grown in peace">[fn] planted by peacemakers.Proverbs 11:18; Hosea 10:12; Matthew 5:9; Philippians 1:11; Hebrews 12:11;">[xr]
But the fruits of righteousness in quietness are sown by them who make peace.
And the fruits of righteousness are sown in stillness, by them who make peace.
Yea, and the fruite of ryghteousnes is sowen in peace, of the that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
without partiality and without dissimulation, And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
And peace, for those who strive for peace, is the seed of which the harvest is righteousness.
And the fruyt of riytwisnesse is sowun in pees, to men that maken pees.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by them that make peace.
And the fruit that consists of righteousness is planted in peace among those who make peace.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Those who plant seeds of peace will gather what is right and good.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.
And, in harvest of righteousness, with peace, is sown by them that make peace.
And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them that make peace.
And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntene peace.
and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
yee, and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace, of the that mayntene peace.
they who cultivate peace, enjoy the reward of their virtue.
These peacemakers will plant seeds of goodness and get a bumper crop of right living.
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the fruit: James 1:20, Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 11:28, Proverbs 11:30, Isaiah 32:16, Isaiah 32:17, Hosea 10:12, Matthew 5:9, John 4:36, Philippians 1:11, Hebrews 12:11
make: Matthew 5:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 13:8 - Let 1 Kings 6:7 - neither hammer Ezra 7:25 - the wisdom Psalms 18:35 - gentleness Psalms 34:14 - seek Psalms 119:73 - that I may Psalms 122:7 - Peace Proverbs 6:19 - that soweth Proverbs 14:29 - slow Proverbs 17:27 - an excellent spirit Ecclesiastes 9:17 - General Isaiah 11:2 - the spirit of wisdom Isaiah 32:20 - Blessed Zechariah 8:12 - prosperous Matthew 7:17 - every Mark 4:26 - as Luke 10:6 - the Son John 15:16 - bring Acts 6:3 - full Romans 1:14 - both to 1 Corinthians 7:15 - but 1 Corinthians 14:33 - but 2 Corinthians 13:11 - live Galatians 5:22 - love Galatians 6:8 - soweth to his Ephesians 1:17 - the spirit Ephesians 4:3 - General Philippians 1:27 - in one Philippians 4:2 - that Colossians 3:12 - mercies 1 Thessalonians 5:13 - and be Hebrews 12:14 - Follow 1 Peter 3:11 - seek
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So the Lord God said to the snake, "You did this very bad thing, so bad things will happen to you. It will be worse for you than for any other animal. You must crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.
I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child's foot, but he will crush your head."
the Lord your God will not help you defeat your enemies. They will become like a trap for you. They will cause you pain—like smoke and dust in your eyes. And you will be forced to leave this good land. The Lord your God gave you this land. But you can lose it if you don't obey this command.
and said, "When I was born into this world, I was naked and had nothing. When I die and leave this world, I will be naked and have nothing. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of the Lord !"
Hungry people ate all his crops, even the grain growing among the thorns, and greedy people took all he had.
If I ever did any of these bad things, let thorns and weeds grow in my fields instead of wheat and barley!" Job's words are finished.
You bring people into this world, and you change them into dust again.
You wear light like a robe. You spread out the skies like a curtain.
Evil people are trapped by many troubles, but those who want to live avoid them.
Weeds were growing everywhere! Wild vines covered the ground, and the wall around the vineyard was broken and falling down.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the fruit of righteousness,.... Which is either eternal life, which is the fruit of Christ's righteousness, and shall be enjoyed by all those who are justified by it; and who, in consequence of it, through the grace of God, live soberly, righteously, and godly; see Romans 6:22 or else what is enjoyed in this life, as the fruit and effect of a righteous and holy conversation, which is peace of conscience; and may be truly called the peaceable fruit of righteousness; see Isaiah 32:17
is sown in peace of them that make peace; that is, either such as are possessed of that wisdom which is peaceable, and makes them so; that peace which they make, pursue after, exercise, and maintain, is a seed, which, being sown by them, will, in the issue, be followed with eternal happiness and felicity; see Matthew 5:9 or such who live a godly life and conversation, and are filled with the fruits of righteousness, and, among the rest, with this of making and preserving peace among men, shall enjoy, as what will spring up from such good seed sown, much conscience peace and spiritual pleasure of mind: righteousness and peace promise a large and comfortable harvest both here and hereafter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And the fruit of righteousness - That which the righteousness here referred to produces, or that which is the effect of true religion. The meaning is, that righteousness or true religion produces certain results on the life like the effects of seed sown in good ground. Righteousness or true religion as certainly produces such effects, as seed that is sown produces a harvest.
Is sown in peace - Is scattered over the world in a peaceful manner. That is, it is not done amidst contentions, and brawls, and strifes. The farmer sows his seed in peace. The fields are not sown amidst the tumults of a mob, or the excitements of a battle or a camp. Nothing is more calm, peaceful, quiet, and composed, than the farmer, as he walks with measured tread over his fields, scattering his seed. So it is in sowing the “seed of the kingdom,” in preparing for the great harvest of righteousness in the world. It is done by men of peace; it is done in peaceful scenes, and with a peaceful spirit; it is not in the tumult of war, or amidst the hoarse brawling of a mob. In a pure and holy life; in the peaceful scenes of the sanctuary and the Sabbath; by noiseless and unobtrusive laborers, the seed is scattered over the world, and the result is seen in an abundant harvest in producing peace and order.
Of them that make peace - By those who desire to produce peace, or who are of a peaceful temper and disposition. They are engaged everywhere in scattering these blessed seeds of peace, contentment, and order; and the result shall be a glorious harvest for themselves and for mankind - a harvest rich and abundant on earth and in heaven. The whole effect, therefore, of religion, is to produce peace. It is all peace - peace in its origin and in its results; in the heart of the individual, and in society; on earth, and in heaven. The idea with which the apostle commenced this chapter seems to have been that such persons only should be admitted to the office of public teachers. From that, the mind naturally turned to the effect of religion in general; and he states that in the ministry and out of it; in the heart of the individual and on society at large; here and hereafter, the effect of religion is to produce peace. Its nature is peaceful as it exists in the heart, and as it is developed in the world: and wherever and however it is manifested, it is like seed sown, not amid the storms of war and the contentions of battle, but in the fields of quiet husbandry, producing in rich abundance a harvest of peace. In its origin, and in all its results, it is productive only of contentment, sincerity, goodness, and peace. Happy he who has this religion in his heart; happy he who with liberal hand scatters its blessings broadcast over the world!
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse James 3:18. And the fruit of righteousness is sown — The whole is the principle of righteousness in the soul, and all the above virtues are the fruits of that righteousness.
Is sown in peace — When the peace of God rules the heart, all these virtues and graces grow and flourish abundantly.
Of them that make peace. — The peace-makers are continually recommending this wisdom to others, and their own conduct is represented as a sowing of heavenly seed, which brings forth Divine fruit. Perhaps sowing in peace signifies sowing prosperously-being very successful. This is not only the proper disposition for every teacher of the Gospel, but for every professed follower of the Lord Jesus.
Some render this verse, which is confessedly obscure, thus: And the peaceable fruits of righteousness are sown for the practisers of peace. He who labours to live peaceably shall have peace for his reward.
1. ALMOST the whole of the preceding chapter is founded on maxims highly accredited in the rabbinical writings, and without a reference to those writings it would have been impossible, in some cases, to have understood St. James' meaning. There is one phrase, the rabbinical meaning and use of which I have reserved for this place, viz.. The wisdom that is from above. This is greatly celebrated among them by the terms חכמה עליונה chocmah elyonah, the supernal wisdom. This they seem to understand to be a peculiar inspiration of the Almighty, or a teaching communicated immediately by the angels of God. In Sohar, Yalcut Rubeni, fol. 19, Rabbi Chiya said: "The wisdom from above was in Adam more than in the supreme angels, and he knew all things."
In Sohar Chadash, fol. 35, it is said concerning Enoch, "That the angels were sent from heaven, and taught him the wisdom that is from above." Ibid. fol. 42, 4: "Solomon came, and he was perfect in all things, and strongly set forth the praises of the wisdom that is from above." See more in Schoettgen. St. James gives us the properties of this wisdom, which are not to be found in such detail in any of the rabbinical writers. It is another word for the life of God in the soul of man, or true religion; it is the teaching of God in the human heart, and he who has this not is not a child of God; for it is written, All thy children shall be taught of the Lord.
2. To enjoy the peace of God in the conscience, and to live to promote peace among men, is to answer the end of our creation, and to enjoy as much happiness ourselves as the present state of things can afford. They who are in continual broils live a wretched life; and they who love the life of the salamander must share no small portion of the demoniacal nature. In domestic society such persons are an evil disease; therefore a canker in the Church, and a pest in the state.
