James 1:22

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

James 1:22

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

But be doers of [the] word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

James 1

²⁰ for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

²¹ Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

²² Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

²³ For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

²⁴ and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

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