James 1:23

For if any one listens but does not obey, he is like a man who carefully looks at his own face in a mirror.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.

24Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.

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Cross References

Luke 6:7The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.

James 2:14What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such 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 →

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