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James 1:23

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23For kif any be ha hearer of the word, and hnot a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in la glass:

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  1. kComp. Matt. 7:24–27. Luke 6:46–49. ch. 2:14–20.
  2. hSee Rom. 2:13.
  3. hSee Rom. 2:13.
  4. lSee 1 Cor. 13:12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like someone looking at his own face in a mirror.

NLTNew Living Translation

For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone staring at his own face in a mirror,