James 1:23

For yf eny heare the worde and do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodyly face in a glasse.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

22And se that ye be doars of the worde and not hearers only deceavinge youre awne selves with sophistrie

24For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was.

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Cross References

Luke 6:7And the Scribes and Pharises watched him to se whether he wolde heale on the Saboth daye that they myght fynde an accusacion agaynst him.

James 2:14What a vayleth it my brethren though a man saye he hath fayth when he hath no dedes? Can fayth 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 →

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