Parallel Verses
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.
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
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So then, leave all uncleanness and remains of malice and receive with meekness the word ingested within you, which is able to cause your souls to be saved.
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Cross References
Romans 2:13
(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified;
Matthew 12:50
For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, the same is my brother and sister and mother.
Luke 6:46-48
And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
John 13:17
If ye know these things, ye shall be blessed if ye do them.
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every one that saith unto 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 whatsoever I have commanded you; and, behold, I am with you always even unto the end of the age. Amen.
Luke 11:28
But he said, Rather, blessed are those that hear the word of God and keep it.
Luke 12:47-48
And that slave who knew his lord's will and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor homosexuals
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil companions corrupt good character.
Galatians 6:3
For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
Galatians 6:7
Do not deceive yourselves; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows that shall he also reap.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are honest, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, exercise yourselves in these things.
Colossians 3:17
And whatever ye do whether in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the God and Father by him.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were foolish in another time, rebellious, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
James 1:26
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you seems to be wise in this age, let them become a fool that they may be wise.
James 2:14-20
My brethren, What shall it profit though someone says that they have faith and do not have works? Shall this type of faith be able to save them?
James 4:17
Therefore sin is still in the one that knows to do good and does not do it.
2 Peter 2:13
receiving the reward of their unrighteousness, as those that count it pleasure to live luxuriously every day. These are spots and blemishes, who eat together with you, while at the same time they revel in their deceit,
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.
1 John 2:3
And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you; he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he also is righteous.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God, but he that does evil has not seen God.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the serpent of old, who is called Devil and the Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 22:7
Behold, I come quickly; blessed is he that keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.
Isaiah 44:20
The ashes feed him; his deceived heart inclines him, that he not deliver his soul and say, Is not the lie at my right hand?
Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.