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OET (OET-LV) But the from_above wisdom, first indeed pure is, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of_mercy and of_fruits good, unceasing, unhypocritical.
OET (OET-RV) In contrast, the wisdom that comes from God is pure, peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good behaviour, unceasing, and not hypocritical.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
ἡ & σοφία
the & wisdom
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind the abstract noun wisdom with an adjective such as “wise.” Alternate translation: “the wise way of living”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἄνωθεν
from_above
See how you translated this phrase in 3:15. Alternate translation: “that comes from God” or “that God teaches”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν
˱of˲_fruits good
James speaks of good fruits to mean kind things that people do for others as a result of having wisdom from God. Alternate translation: “good deeds”
ἀνυπόκριτος
unhypocritical
Alternate translation: “not hypocritical” or “honest” or “truthful”
OET (OET-LV) But the from_above wisdom, first indeed pure is, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of_mercy and of_fruits good, unceasing, unhypocritical.
OET (OET-RV) In contrast, the wisdom that comes from God is pure, peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good behaviour, unceasing, and not hypocritical.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.