James 1:23
For, when anyone listens to it and does not practice it, they are like a person looking at their own face in a mirror.
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In Context
22Put that message into practice, and do not merely listen to it – deceiving yourselves.
24They look at themselves, then go on their way,
Cross References
Luke 6:7The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
James 2:14My friends, what good is it if someone claims that they have faith, but they do not prove it by actions? Can such faith save them?
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 →