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James 1:22–23

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22aBut prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his 1natural face ain a mirror;

Read in Logos
James 1:22: But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit the face of his birth; or nature

Cross references

  1. aMatt 7:24–27; Luke 6:46–49; Rom 2:13; James 1:22–25; 2:14–20
  2. a1 Cor 13:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 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)

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 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

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 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

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 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

But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves, 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,

KJV 1900King James Version

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: