Parallel Verses
Anderson New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Holman Bible
But
International Standard Version
Keep on being obedient to the word, and not merely being hearers who deceive themselves.
A Conservative Version
But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
American Standard Version
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
Amplified
But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth].
An Understandable Version
But you should not deceive yourselves by just listening [to God's word] instead of doing what the word teaches.
Bible in Basic English
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.
Common New Testament
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:
Darby Translation
But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
Godbey New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Goodspeed New Testament
Obey the message; do not merely listen to it, and deceive yourselves.
John Wesley New Testament
But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves:
Julia Smith Translation
And be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
King James 2000
But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But be doers of the message and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
Modern King James verseion
But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.
Moffatt New Testament
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.
Montgomery New Testament
And become doers of the Word, and not merely hearers, deceiving yourselves.
NET Bible
But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.
New Heart English Bible
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Noyes New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Sawyer New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
The Emphasized Bible
Become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only - reasoning yourselves astray;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves.
Webster
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Weymouth New Testament
But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.
Williams New Testament
Keep on obeying this message; do not merely listen to it, and so deceive yourselves.
World English Bible
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Worrell New Testament
And become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
Worsley New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Youngs Literal Translation
and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
Themes
Deception » Who deceives themselves
Deception » Of self » Careless hearing
The scriptures » Should be » Not only heard, but obeyed
The scriptures » Are called the » Word
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 1:22
Images James 1:22
Prayers for James 1:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
21 Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness, and every excess caused by malice, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:
Cross References
Romans 2:13
in the day when God shall judge the secret works of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Matthew 12:50
For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Luke 6:46-48
But why call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I command?
John 13:17
If you know these things, blessed are you, if you do them.
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and lo; I am with you all the days, even to the end of the age.
Luke 11:28
And he said: Yes, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luke 12:47-48
And that servant who knew his lord's will, but made no preparation, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes;
1 Corinthians 6:9
Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither lewd persons, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Galatians 6:3
For if any one think himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself:
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue, or any praise, think of these things.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.
James 1:26
If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself: if any one among you is considered as wise in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
James 2:14-20
What profit is there, my brethren, if any one say he has faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
James 4:17
Therefore, to him that knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
2 Peter 2:13
and receive the reward of unrighteousness. Counting it a pleasure to riot in the day-time, they are spots and stains, rioting in their delusions, while feasting with you;
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:3
And by this we know that we do know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you: he that works righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: he that does evil has not seen God.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 22:7
And behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.