13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.


In Context

10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

12 My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.

15 Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.

James 3:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew, by a good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? let him shew by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show by a good deportment his works with meekness of wisdom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.