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Different translations of James 3:13-18 (KJV; NIV; ESV)
v.13 - good conversation; good life; good conduct
v.14 - lie against the truth; deny the truth; be false to the truth
v.15 - sensual; unspiritual; unspiritual
v.16 - evil work; evil practice; vile practice
v.17 - easy to be entreated; submissive; open to reason
v.18 - And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace
A peacemaker does not avoid conflict at all costs; but faces them head on with a right spirit and attitude. He does not impose his solution on others but leads the parties involved to see that it is the best solution, in the biblical context. Or if there is more than one solution, then he proposes those and allows for the parties to choose. He does not always give in when opposed, if he is standing for what he believes to be right, which is what brings true peace. Peacemaking and righteousness are connected because it can only happen when you embrace God's wisdom. You cannot live by the world's standards and have peace and righteousness. Peace and righteousness come only through Jesus and living for Him.
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