Santiago 3:15

15 Pues la envidia y el egoísmo no forman parte de la sabiduría que proviene de Dios. Dichas cosas son terrenales, puramente humanas y demoníacas.

Santiago 3:15 Meaning and Commentary

James 3:15

This wisdom descendeth not from above
If it must be called wisdom, as it ought not; an envious, quarrelsome, and contentious spirit, does not deserve such a name; yet if any will call it so, or can think that a man of such a disposition is a man possessed of wisdom; it is such wisdom as does not come from above, from heaven, from the Father of lights, from Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and from the spirit of wisdom and revelation: what the Jews say ^F15 of the wisdom of Egypt, may be said of this, that it is (hatt hmkx) "wisdom from below", or inferior wisdom, as it follows:

but is earthly, sensual, and devilish;
it is "earthly", or of the earth, and springs from thence; and it is only conversant about earthly things, and is only suitable to earthly minds: it is sensual, or natural; what a natural man, one destitute of the Spirit of God, and without the knowledge of the things of the Spirit, may have; it is what is acquired by the mere strength of nature, and only relates to natural things; and is only agreeable to corrupt nature, or to a natural and unregenerate man: yea, it is devilish, or such as the devil himself has; and which comes from him, and being used, serves only his kingdom and interest.

---

FOOTNOTES:

F15 Zohar in Gen. fol. 119. 2.

Santiago 3:15 In-Context

13 La verdadera sabiduría proviene de Dios
Si ustedes son sabios y entienden los caminos de Dios, demuéstrenlo viviendo una vida honesta y haciendo buenas acciones con la humildad que proviene de la sabiduría;

14 pero si tienen envidias amargas y ambiciones egoístas en el corazón, no encubran la verdad con jactancias y mentiras.

15 Pues la envidia y el egoísmo no forman parte de la sabiduría que proviene de Dios. Dichas cosas son terrenales, puramente humanas y demoníacas.

16 Pues, donde hay envidias y ambiciones egoístas, también habrá desorden y toda clase de maldad.

17 Sin embargo, la sabiduría que proviene del cielo es, ante todo, pura y también ama la paz; siempre es amable y dispuesta a ceder ante los demás. Está llena de compasión y de buenas acciones. No muestra favoritismo y siempre es sincera.