Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding 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.
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.
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 so clear away all the foul rank growth of malice, and make a soil of modesty for the Word which roots itself inwardly with power to save your souls. 22 Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves. 23 For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror;
Cross References
Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just in the eyes of God, it is those who obey the Law who will be acquitted,
Matthew 12:50
Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, that is my brother and sister and mother."
Luke 6:46-48
Why call me, 'Lord, Lord!' and obey me not?
John 13:17
If you know all this, blessed are you if you really do it.
Matthew 7:21-27
It is not everyone who says to me 'Lord, Lord!', who will get into the Realm of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 28:20
and teach them to obey all the commands I have laid on you. And I will be with you all the time, to the very end of the world."
Luke 11:28
But he said, "Blessed rather are those who hear and who observe the word of God!"
Luke 12:47-48
The servant who knew his lord and master's orders and did not prepare for them, will receive many lashes;
1 Corinthians 6:9
What! do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Realm of God? Make no mistake about it; neither the immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor catamites nor sodomites
1 Corinthians 15:33
Make no mistake about this: 'bad company is the ruin of good character.'
Galatians 6:3
If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;
Galatians 6:7
Make no mistake ??God is not to be mocked ??a man will reap just what he sows;
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, keep in mind whatever is true, whatever is worthy, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever is high-toned, all excellence, all merit.
Colossians 3:17
Indeed, whatever you say or do, let everything be done in dependence on the Lord Jesus, giving thanks in his name to God the Father.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once senseless, disobedient, astray, enslaved to all manner of passions and pleasures; we spent our days in malice and envy, we were hateful, and we hated one another.
James 1:26
Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no one deceive himself about this; whoever of you imagines he is wise with this world's wisdom must become a 'fool,' if he is really to be wise.
James 2:14-20
My brothers, what is the use of anyone declaring he has faith, if he has no deeds to show? Can his faith save him?
James 4:17
[follows 2:26] Whoever, then, knows what is right to do and does not do it, that is a sin for him.
2 Peter 2:13
done out of the profits of their evil-doing. Pleasure for them is revelling in open daylight ??spots and blots, with their dissipated revelling, as they carouse in your midst! ??14 their eyes are full of harlotry, insatiable for sin; their own hearts trained to lust, they beguile unsteady souls. Accursed generation!
1 John 1:8
If we say, 'We are not guilty,' we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us;
1 John 2:3
This is how we may be sure we know him, by obeying his commands.
1 John 3:7
Let no one deceive you, my dear children: he who practises righteousness is just, as He is just;
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate evil but good; he who does good belongs to God, he who does evil has never seen God.
Revelation 12:9
So the huge dragon was thrown down ??that old serpent called the Devil and Satan, the seducer of the whole world ??thrown down to the earth, and his angels thrown down along with him.
Revelation 22:7
Lo, I am coming very soon; blessed is he who lays to heart the words of the prophecy of this book!"
2 Timothy 3:13
Bad characters and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves;