Parallel Verses
Godbey 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.
Anderson New Testament
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
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.
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 Therefore having laid aside all filthiness and excess of evil, receive with meekness the engrafted 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 beholding his natural face in a mirror:
Cross References
Romans 2:13
for the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Matthew 12:50
For whosoever may do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother, and my sister, and my mother.
Luke 6:46-48
But why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
John 13:17
If you know these things, happy are ye if you may do them.
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things which I commanded you. And lo, I am with you all the days, unto the end of the age.
Luke 11:28
And He said, Truly blessed are those hearing the word of God, and keeping it.
Luke 12:47-48
But that servant knowing the will of his lord, and not preparing or doing according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? He not deceived: neither fornicators, 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 seems to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man may sow, that shall he also reap:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, so many things as are true, so many things as are noble, so many things as are righteous, so many things as are pure, so many things as are lovely, so many things as are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think on these things.
Colossians 3:17
and every thing whatsoever you may do, in word or in work, do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Titus 3:3
For when we also were without understanding, being disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in sin and envy, hateful, hating one another;
James 1:26
But if any one seems to be religious, bridling not his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, the religion of that man is vain.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
James 2:14-20
But what is it profitable, my brethren, if one may say he has faith, but has not works? whether is faith able to save him?
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
2 Peter 2:13
receiving the reward of unrighteousness, esteeming pleasure which is in the daytime; luxury; spots and blemishes, swelling in their deceits, feasting along with you,
1 John 1:8
But if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:3
And in this we know that we have known him, if we are keeping his commandments.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you. The one doing righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, imitate not the evil, but the good. The one doing good is of God: the one doing evil has not seen God.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon, the old serpent, the one called the devil, and Satan, the one deceiving the whole world, was cast out: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 22:7
Behold, I indeed am coming quickly. Blessed is the one keeping the words of the prophecy of this book.
2 Timothy 3:13
But wicked men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.