Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.
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.
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 lay apart all filthiness, all superfluity of maliciousness, and receive with meekness the word that is grafted in you, which is able to save your souls: 22 And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry. 23 For if any hear the word, and do it not, he is like unto a man that beholdeth his bodily face in a glass.
Cross References
Romans 2:13
For before God they are not righteous which hear the law: but the doers of the law shall be justified.
Matthew 12:50
For whosoever doth my father's will which is in heaven, the same is my brother, my sister, and my mother."
Luke 6:46-48
Why call ye me 'Master, Master': and do not as I bid you?
John 13:17
If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Matthew 7:21-27
"Not all they that say unto me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter in to the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth my father's will which is in heaven.
Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I commanded you. And lo, I am with you always even until the end of the world."
Luke 11:28
But he said, "Yea, happy are they that hear the word of God, and keep it."
Luke 12:47-48
The servant that knew his master's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do ye not remember how that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived. For neither fornicators, neither worshippers of images, neither whoremongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with mankind,
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: malicious speakings corrupt good manners.
Galatians 6:3
If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, when indeed he is nothing, the same deceiveth himself in his imagination.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived, God is not mocked. For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap.
Philippians 4:8
Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,
Colossians 3:17
And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.
Titus 3:3
For we ourselves also were in times past, unwise, disobedient, deceived, in danger to lusts, and to divers manners of voluptuousness, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one another.
James 1:26
If any man among you seem devout, and refrain not his tongue: but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.
James 2:14-20
What availeth it, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, when he hath no deeds? Can faith save him?
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not: to him, it is sin.
2 Peter 2:13
and receive the reward of unrighteousness. They count it pleasure to live deliciously for a season. Spots they are, and filthiness, living at pleasure, and in deceitful ways feasting with you:
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us.
1 John 2:3
And hereby we are sure that we know him: if we keep his commandments.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no man beguile you; He that worketh righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
3 John 1:11
Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.
Revelation 22:7
Behold, I come shortly." Happy is he that keepeth the saying of the prophecy of this book.
Isaiah 44:20
The keeping of dust, and foolishness of heart hath turned them aside: so that none of them can have a free conscience to think, "Do not I err?"
Obadiah 1:3
The pride of thine heart hath lift thee up, thou that dwellest in the strongholds of stone, and hast made thee a high seat. Thou sayest in thine heart, "Who shall cast me down to the ground?"
2 Timothy 3:13
But the evil men and deceivers, shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive, and are deceived themselves.