James 1:23
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
24for he beholds himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Cross References
Ezekiel 33:31And they come to thee, as the people assembleth, and they sit before thee, as my people, and they hear thy words: but will not do them; for with their mouth they do what is lovely, but their heart goeth after gain.
Luke 6:7And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching whether he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.
James 2:14What doth it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he hath faith, and have not works? Can his faith save him?
Matthew Henry on James 1:20-27
On Suppressing Corrupt Affections; The Duty of Hearers; Practical Religion. ( a. d. 61.) 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word,… Read the whole commentary →