What Is True Wisdom
Brother Neff’s Collections
Originally Published December 20, 2014
April 10, 2025
Jas 3:17-18 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
The source of true wisdom is God. True wisdom comes from above, not from this world. True wisdom does not come from seeking the knowledge and wisdom of men and of this world; it comes from seeking God. We must seek His wisdom in His Word.
True wisdom is first of all pure. The word means, “to be pure from fault and defilement.” It means moral purity; to be completely separated from impurity and wrong-doing and set apart unto God.
True wisdom is also peaceable, gentle and easy to be intreated. The wise person does all he can to keep the peace and to make peace where it has been broken, whether between two individuals or two groups, a family, a community, or a nation.
A wise person with Godly wisdom; works to reconcile people to God and to each other.
The wise person is full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. The truly wise are quick to show mercy without partiality.
The person with Godly wisdom reaches out to help those in need, no matter how low they are, or how far they have fallen. The person who shows true wisdom is the person who is moved with compassion—moved so much that he reaches out to help every human being who has a problem and a need.
Consider – May God help us to seek wisdom from Him and to use His wisdom to be a blessing to others.
