Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - James 3:18
18. Fruit… is sown By fruit is meant the harvest, crop, or product; and this is virtually sown in the seed that produces it. Fruit, consisting in righteousness, not fruit produced by righteousness. And this fruit, namely, righteousness, springs from a seed-sowing in the soil of peace by them that make or enact peace. The man of holy peace sows that seed in peace which brings forth righteousness. Thus in holy eloquence does St. James appeal to his fellows of the ... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.And the principle productive of this righteousness is sown, like good seed, in the peace of a believer's mind, and brings forth a plentiful harvest of happiness, (which is the proper fruit of righteousness,) for them that make peace - That labour to promote this pure and holy peace among all men. read more