ACC ~ James 3 v17

NOT FROM OUR POWER. AUGUSTINE: This is the wisdom which tames the tongue, descending from above, not springing from the human heart. Would anyone dare to snatch it away from the grace of God and, with overweening pride, place it in the power of man? ON NATURE AND GRACE 16 (17).

BORN IN PURE THOUGHTS. BEDE: The wisdom from above is pure because it thinks only pure thoughts, and it is peaceable because it does not dissociate itself from others on account of its pride. The other virtues mentioned here are the common possession of any wise person, and they will manifest themselves in a life full of mercy and other good works. CONCERNING THE EPISTLE OF ST. JAMES.

Jas