James 1:23 · KJV
“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:”
— James 1:23
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
James 1 — Context
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For 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:
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth {therein}, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. {deed: or, doing}
Cross References
Matthew 7:26-27
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
James 2:14-26
What {doth it} profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Ezekiel 33:31-32
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee {as} my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, {but} their heart goeth after their covetousness. {as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people} {they sit...: or, my people sit before thee} {they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests}
Luke 6:47
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Jeremiah 44:16
{As for} the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee.
Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.