雅各書 3.13-18

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such 'wisdom' does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. But 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. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

你們中間誰是有智慧、有見識的呢？他就當在智慧的溫柔上顯出他的善行來。 你們心裏若懷著苦毒的嫉妒和紛爭，就不可自誇，也不可說謊話抵擋真道。 這樣的智慧不是從上頭來的，乃是屬地的，屬情欲的，屬鬼魔的。 在何處有嫉妒、紛爭，就在何處有擾亂和各樣的壞事。 惟獨從上頭來的智慧，先是清潔，後是和平，溫良柔順，滿有憐憫，多結善果，沒有偏見，沒有假冒。 並且使人和平的，是用和平所栽種的義果。