Verse 14
‘But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not glory and do not lie against the truth.’
In contrast to this wisdom from above is man’s wisdom, which results in jealousy, discord, divisiveness, rivalry and selfish ambition (eritheia). Such people are not of the truth, and the word of truth (James 1:18) has not been effective in their hearts. They have nothing to glory in and any claims that they might make to truth are lies against the truth. For it is possible to destroy the truth of what is said by the spirit in which it is said. Note how those in James 3:13 are basically swift to hear and slow to speak (James 1:19). Those in James 3:14 hear little and speak much.
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