James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

In Context

21For which thing cast ye away all uncleanness, and plenty of malice, and in mildness (or and in meekness and humility), receive ye the word that is planted, that may save your souls (or that can save your souls).

23For if any man is an hearer of the word, and not a doer, this shall be likened to a man that beholdeth the cheer of his birth in a mirror (or he shall be like a man who seeth his face in a mirror);

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Cross References

Isaiah 44:20A part thereof is ashes; an unwise heart shall worship it, and he shall not deliver his soul, neither he shall say, A strong leasing is in my right hand. (A part of it is ashes; and an unwise heart shall worship it, but it shall not save his soul, nor shall he say, Only a big lie, or a great falsehood, is in my right hand.)

Matthew 7:21Not every man that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father that is in heavens, he shall enter into the kingdom of heavens.

Matthew 28:20teaching them to keep all (the) things, whatever things I have commanded to you; and lo! I am with you in all days, into the end of the world. (teaching them to obey everything, whatever I have commanded to you; and behold! I am with you always, unto the end of the world.)

Luke 11:28And he said, But yea, blessed be they, [or And he said, Rather, blessed be they], that hear the word of God, and keep it, (or who hear the word of God, and obey it, or do it).

John 13:17If ye know these things, ye shall be blessed, if ye do them.

1 Corinthians 3:18No man deceive himself. If any man among you is seen to be wise in this world, be he made a fool, (so) that he (can truly) be wise.

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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