James 1:22

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Summary

James 1:22

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

Be

Deceiving

General references

Proverbs 14:12

Proverbs 23:12

Luke 11:28

Bible References

Be

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

'Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

for whoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.'

teaching them to observe all, whatever I did command you,) and lo, I am with you all the days -- till the full end of the age.'

'And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'

'And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes,

if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

for not the hearers of the law are righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be declared righteous: --

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as are grave, as many as are righteous, as many as are pure, as many as are lovely, as many as are of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus -- giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;

Little children, let no one lead you astray; he who is doing the righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous,

Beloved, be not thou following that which is evil, but that which is good; he who is doing good, of God he is, and he who is doing evil hath not seen God;

Lo, I come quickly; happy is he who is keeping the words of the prophecy of this scroll.'

Deceiving

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;

Feeding on ashes, the heart is deceived, It hath turned him aside, And he delivereth not his soul, nor saith: 'Is there not a lie in my right hand?'

The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, O dweller in clifts of a rock, (A high place is his habitation, He is saying in his heart, 'Who doth bring me down to earth?')

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age -- let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

for if any one doth think himself to be something -- being nothing -- himself he doth deceive;

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,

if we may say -- 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;

and the great dragon was cast forth -- the old serpent, who is called 'Devil,' and 'the Adversary,' who is leading astray the whole world -- he was cast forth to the earth, and his messengers were cast forth with him.

General references

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'