the Holy Ghost directed to the good alone. But wisdom is directed to evil also, for it is written ( James 3:15 ) that a certain wisdom is "earthly, sensual, devilish." Therefore wisdom should not be reckoned among the gifts of the Holy Ghost. Objection 2: Further, according to Au…

virtue, for the latter is attained by human effort, whereas the latter is "descending from above" ( James 3:15 ). In like manner it differs from faith, since faith assents to the Divine truth in itself, whereas it belongs to the gift of wisdom to judge according to the Divine tru…

stinguish a threefold prudence corresponding to the three kinds of temptation. Hence it is written ( James 3:15 ) that there is a wisdom which is "earthly, sensual and devilish," as explained above ( Q[45], A[1] , ad 1), when we were treating of wisdom. Whether prudence of the fl…