Catholic Public Domain Version
"For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;"
— James 1:23, Catholic Public Domain 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:”
“For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: ”
“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;”
“For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.”
“For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass.”
“Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;”
“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:”
For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.
Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.
So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.
For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;
and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.
But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.
But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one’s religion is vanity.