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James 3:11-13
New American Standard Bible 1995
James 3:11-13
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 Does a fountain send out from the same opening both [a]fresh and bitter water? 12 (A)Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce [b]fresh.
Wisdom from Above
13 Who among you is wise and understanding? (B)Let him show by his (C)good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
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- James 3:11 Lit sweet
- James 3:12 V 11, note 1
James 3:11-13
New International Version
James 3:11-13
New International Version
11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?(A) Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Two Kinds of Wisdom
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it(B) by their good life, by deeds(C) done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
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