Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:
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.
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 throw off then your vices as dregs and scum: and receive with docility that genuine doctrine, which is effectual to your salvation. 22 Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice: 23 for a bare auditor without practice is like one who sees his image form'd by a mirror:
Cross References
Romans 2:13
for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.
Matthew 12:50
for whosoever shall do the will of my father, who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Luke 6:46-48
Why do you call me Lord, Lord, and do not observe what I say?
John 13:17
if ye comprehend these things, happy are ye if ye put them in practice.
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but only they who do the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe every thing which I have enjoin'd you: and be assured I shall be always with you to the end of the world.
Luke 11:28
but rather, said he, happy are they who hear the word of God, and put it in practice.
Luke 12:47-48
but the servant, who knows his master's will, and prepares not himself, nor executes his orders, shall receive many stripes.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Know you not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? be not deceived: neither the licentious, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor the brutal,
1 Corinthians 15:33
be not deceived : "vicious conversation corrupts good morals."
Galatians 6:3
for if a man thinks himself to be considerable, when he is not, he deceives himself.
Galatians 6:7
be not deceived, God will not be mocked: for what a man soweth, that shall he also reap:
Philippians 4:8
Finally, my brethren, whatever has the character of truth, of dignity, of justice, of chastity, whatever can procure you esteem and reputation, in a word, if there be any thing virtuous or praise-worthy, let that be the object of your enquiry.
Colossians 3:17
let your discourse and your actions be all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.
Titus 3:3
for even we ourselves were once inconsiderate, disobedient, deluded, addicted to variety of passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, the deserving objects of mutual hatred.
James 1:26
If a person of an ungovernable tongue pretends to religion, he abuses himself: for his religion is meer illusion.
1 Corinthians 3:18
let no man deceive himself: if any among you pretends to worldly wisdom, let him commence fool, in order to be truly wise.
James 2:14-20
What advantage is it, my brethren, for a man to say he has faith, if he has no beneficence? can such a faith save him?
James 4:17
he then that knows what is virtuous, and does not practise it, is a criminal.
2 Peter 2:13
they place their felicity in daily pleasure: they are a vile scandal to religion: when they are present at your love-feasts they indulge their luxury:
1 John 1:8
If we say that we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and have no regard to truth.
1 John 2:3
if we keep his commandments, that is a proof that we know him.
1 John 3:7
dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.
3 John 1:11
my beloved, don't imitate vice, but virtue. he that does good, is a child of God: he that does evil, is not acquainted with God.
Revelation 12:9
the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, call'd the devil or satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were precipitated with him.
Revelation 22:7
I shall soon come: happy is he that attends to the prophecies of this book."
2 Timothy 3:13
as for these impious impostors, they will go on from bad to worse, seducing others, and deluding themselves.