James 3:18

“And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for James 3:18

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
- King James Version

And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
- Basic English Bible

But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
- Darby Bible

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by them that make peace.
- Webster's Bible

And peace, for those who strive for peace, is the seed of which the harvest is righteousness.
- Weymouth Bible

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- World English Bible

And the fruyt of riytwisnesse is sowun in pees, to men that maken pees.
- Wycliffe Bible

and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for James 3:18

Wesley's Notes for James 3:18

3:18 And the principle productive of this righteousness is sown, like good seed, in the peace of a believer's mind, and brings forth a plentiful harvest of happiness, (which is the proper fruit of righteousness,) for them that make peace - That labour to promote this pure and holy peace among all men.


People's Bible Notes for James 3:18


Jas 3:18 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace. This wisdom not only bears righteousness as a fruit, but sows this fruit as seed to produce peace. Them that make peace. These sowers are peacemakers. See Mt 5:9. Sowing righteousness makes peace, because wrong is the fruitful mother of strife.

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