Wisdom from James

The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure;then peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ~ James 3:17

What a great definition of wisdom! My simplified understanding....

First purity ~ the wisdom we use comes from pure good motives and surely one that God approves.

Then peace loving ~ one that promotes peace and not war, resolving bad issues in love.

Considerate, submissive ~ be reasonable and be submitted to the ways of God

Full of mercy and good fruit ~ God has extended His mercy to us more times than we can ever remember therefore we need to extend mercy to others. Wisdom bears nothing but good fruit for it is from God.

Impartial and sincere ~ Like a judge's role is to bring justice, we who are a child of God cannot show impartiality but to be sincere in all dealing of matters.