James 3:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

But the wisdom from above is first pure — From all that is earthly, natural, devilish. Then peaceable — True peace attending purity, it is quiet, inoffensive. Gentle — Soft, mild, yielding, not rigid. Easy to he entreated — To be persuaded, or convinced; not stubborn, sour, or morose. Full of good fruits — Both in the heart and in the life, two of which are immediately specified. Without partiality — Loving all, without respect of persons; embracing all good things, rejecting all evil. And without dissimulation — Frank, open.

James 3:17

17 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,h and without hypocrisy.