James 3:17
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17 But (A)the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, (B)without partiality (C)and without hypocrisy.
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Galatians 5:22-23
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22 But (A)the fruit of the Spirit is (B)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (C)goodness, (D)faithfulness, 23 [a]gentleness, self-control. (E)Against such there is no law.
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- Galatians 5:23 meekness
Romans 12:9
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Behave Like a Christian
9 (A)Let love be without hypocrisy. (B)Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.
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James 1:17
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17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, (B)with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
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James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and (C)it will be given to him.
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1 Corinthians 2:6-7
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Spiritual Wisdom
6 However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God [a]ordained before the ages for our glory,
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- 1 Corinthians 2:7 predetermined
James 3:15
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15 (A)This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
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1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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4 (A)Love suffers long and is (B)kind; love (C)does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not [a]puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, (D)does not seek its own, is not provoked, [b]thinks no evil; 6 (E)does not rejoice in iniquity, but (F)rejoices in the truth; 7 (G)bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:4 arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 13:5 keeps no accounts of evil
1 John 3:3
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3 (A)And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
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1 Peter 1:22
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The Enduring Word
22 Since you (A)have purified your souls in obeying the truth [a]through the Spirit in [b]sincere (B)love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart,
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- 1 Peter 1:22 NU omits through the Spirit
- 1 Peter 1:22 Lit. unhypocritical
Hebrews 12:14
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14 (A)Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, (B)without which no one will see the Lord:
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Luke 21:15
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15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom (A)which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or [a]resist.
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- Luke 21:15 withstand
Isaiah 32:15-17
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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
The Peace of God’s Reign
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (C)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
Proverbs 2:6
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6 (A)For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
James 2:4
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4 have you not [a]shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
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- James 2:4 differentiated
Hebrews 12:11
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11 Now no [a]chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields (A)the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
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- Hebrews 12:11 discipline
James 4:8
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8 (A)Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. (B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and (C)purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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2 Timothy 2:24
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24 And (A)a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, (B)able to teach, (C)patient,
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Colossians 1:10
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10 (A)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (B)fully pleasing Him, (C)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (D)knowledge of God;
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Philippians 4:8
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Meditate on These Things
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are (A)true, whatever things are (B)noble, whatever things are (C)just, (D)whatever things are pure, whatever things are (E)lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
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Luke 6:36
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36 (A)Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
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Job 28:28
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28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
1 John 3:18
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18 My little children, (A)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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1 Peter 2:1
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Our Inheritance Through Christ’s Blood
2 Therefore, (A)laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking,
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Titus 3:2
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2 to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.
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