James is presenting the believer with a fork in the road toward two types of wisdom. The believer must choose between the path that leads to worldly wisdom resulting in bitterness, jealousy or the path leading to heavenly wisdom that results in good behavior and gentle deeds. The unwise choose the worldly wisdom that leads to disorder and every evil. Whereas the wise choose the heavenly wisdom that leads to righteousness and peace. Biblical wisdom is the ability to view life from God's perspective. True wisdom will be shown by how one lives their life.
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