James 1:23

For if any man shall be a hearer of the word, and not a doer of it, he will be like one who seeth his face in a mirror:

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only; and do not deceive yourselves.

24for he seeth himself, and passeth on, and forgetteth what a man he was.

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Cross References

Luke 6:7And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.

James 2:14What is the use, my brethren, if a man say, I have faith; and he hath no works? can his faith vivify 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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