James 3:13

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
James 3:13
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Original language (Greek)

Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν; δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας.

  1. ΤίςTis“Who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  2. σοφὸςsophos“[is] wise”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from σοφός · “wise” · Strong's G4680
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. ἐπιστήμωνepistēmōn“understanding”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “knowing” · Strong's G1990
  5. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. ὑμῖν;humin“you?”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  7. δειξάτωdeixatō“he should show”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from δεικνύω · “to show” · Strong's G1166
  8. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  9. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. καλῆςkalēs“good”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  11. ἀναστροφῆςanastrophēs“conduct”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀναστροφή · “behaviour” · Strong's G0391
  12. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἔργαerga“works”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  14. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. πραΰτητιprautēti“[the] humility”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πραΰτης · “gentleness” · Strong's G4236
  17. σοφίας.sophias“of wisdom.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σοφία · “wisdom” · Strong's G4678
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)