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James 3:15

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But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.	This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.	For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

This^G3778 wisdom^G4678 descendeth^{G2076 G2718} not^G3756 from above^G509, but^G235 is earthly^G1919, sensual, devilish^G1141.

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Original Greek

οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, ἀλλ’ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἔστιν	estin	G2076	V-PAI-3S	descendeth
αὕτη	hautē	G3778	D-NSF	This
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
σοφία	sophia	G4678	N-NSF	wisdom
ἄνωθεν	anōthen	G509	ADV	from above
κατερχομένη,	katerchomenē	G2718	V-PNP-NSF
ἀλλ’	all’	G235	CONJ	but
ἐπίγειος,	epigeios	G1919	A-NSF	earthly
ψυχική,	psuchikē	G5591	A-NSF	sensual
δαιμονιώδης.	daimoniōdēs	G1141	A-NSF	devilish

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
• G509 — ἄνωθεν (ánōthen, an'-o-then): from above, from the beginning, again — from ἄνω; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew:--from above, again, from the beginning (very first), the top.
• G1141 — δαιμονιώδης (daimoniṓdēs, dahee-mon-ee-o'-dace): demon-like — from δαιμόνιον and δαίμων; dæmon-like:--devilish.
• G1919 — ἐπίγειος (epígeios, ep-ig'-i-os): earthly — from ἐπί and γῆ; worldly (physically or morally):--earthly, in earth, terrestrial.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2718 — κατέρχομαι (katérchomai, kat-er'-khom-ahee): I come down — from κατά and ἔρχομαι (including its alternate); to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively):--come (down), depart, descend, go down, land.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3778 — οὗτος (hoûtos, hoo'-tos): this, he, she, it — from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
• G4678 — σοφία (sophía, sof-ee'-ah): wisdom — from σοφός; wisdom (higher or lower, worldly or spiritual):--wisdom.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5591 — ψυχικός (psychikós, psoo-khee-kos'): animal, natural, sensuous — from ψυχή; sensitive, i.e. animate (in distinction on the one hand from πνευματικός, which is the higher or renovated nature; and on the other from φυσικός, which is the lower or bestial nature):--natural, sensual.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — 2 Samuel 13:3, 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 16:23, Jeremiah 4:22, Luke 16:8, Romans 1:22, 1 Corinthians 1:19-20, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Corinthians 2:6-7, 1 Corinthians 3:19, 2 Corinthians 1:12, Jude 1:19
• devilish — Genesis 3:1-5, John 8:44, Acts 13:10, 2 Corinthians 11:3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 1 John 3:8-10, Jude 1:19, Revelation 9:11, Revelation 12:9
• sensual — 1 Corinthians 2:14
• wisdom — John 3:17, 1 Corinthians 3:3, James 1:5, James 1:17, James 3:17

Reciprocal references (15): Exodus 1:10, Numbers 11:29, Proverbs 2:7, Daniel 2:21, Matthew 13:27, Mark 8:33, Luke 12:18, Luke 16:4, John 8:23, Galatians 5:19, Ephesians 4:2, Ephesians 4:31, 2 Timothy 2:7, 1 John 2:16, Revelation 16:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: WISDOM-FOLLY
• Nave’s: RIGHTEOUSNESS, STRIFE

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