James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
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- Matthew 5:9Rank 1 from verse 18
- Hosea 10:12Rank 2 from verse 18
12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
12*Sow to your selues in righteousnesse, reape in mercie: breake vp your fallow ground: for it is time to seeke the LORD, till he come and raine righteousnesse vpon you.
- Philippians 1:11Rank 3 from verse 18
- Isaiah 32:16–17Rank 4 from verse 18
16Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
16*Then iudgement shall dwell in the wildernesse, and righteousnesse remaine in the fruitfull field.
17And the worke of righteousnesse shalbe peace, and the effect of righteousnesse, quietnesse and assurance for euer.
- Galatians 6:8Rank 5 from verse 18
- Proverbs 11:30Rank 6 from verse 18
- Proverbs 11:18Rank 7 from verse 18
- Hebrews 12:11Rank 8 from verse 18
11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.
11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but grieuous: neuerthelesse, afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are exercised thereby.
- James 1:20Rank 10 from verse 18
- Proverbs 11:28Rank 11 from verse 18
12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
12¶ Shall horses runne vpon the rocke? wil one plow there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnesse into hemlocke.
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James 3:18
Sense 1: The produce borne by plants or the land. Sense 2: Offspring or increase. Sense 3: A result, product, consequence, character, or work proceeding from something.
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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1. Scattered or planted as seed. 2. By figure, imparted, spread, or laid down.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
3:13Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge amongst you? let him shew out of a good conuersation his workes with meekenes of wisedome.
3:14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
3:14But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth.
3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
3:15This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, ‖sensuall, deuilish.
3:16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
3:16For where enuying and strife is, there is †confusion, and euery euill worke.
3:17But 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.
3:17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.
3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
3:18And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
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