Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on James 3:13
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13. Who--(Compare Psa 34:12, 13). All wish to appear "wise": few are so.
show--"by works," and not merely by profession, referring to Jas 2:18.
out of a good conversation his works--by general "good conduct" manifested in particular "works." "Wisdom" and "knowledge," without these being "shown," are as dead as faith would be without works [Alford].
with meekness of wisdom--with the meekness inseparable from true "wisdom."
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