James 3:18 - Exposition

The fruit of righteousness ; an expression taken from the Old Testament; e.g. Proverbs 11:30 ; Amos 6:12 ; and occurring also in Philippians 1:1 ]. Of them that make peace. τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρηνήν may be either

This verse gives us St. James's version of the beatitude, "Blessed are the peacemakers ( μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηοποιοί )" ( Matthew 5:9 ).