James 3:18 meaning and explanation

Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.

James 3:18, Berean Standard Bible

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James has just contrasted the wisdom from above with bitter envy and selfish ambition, and he closes the chapter with a farming image. Those who make peace are like sowers, and the harvest they reap is righteousness, a life rightly ordered before God and others.

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