Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
But be ye 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.
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.
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 laying aside all the filthiness and superfluity of wickedness, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves: 23 For if any one be an hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass.
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 heaven, 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, happy are ye, if ye do them. I speak not of you all:
Matthew 7:21-27
Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the world.
Luke 11:28
But he said, Yea, rather blessed are they, that hear the word of God and keep it.
Luke 12:47-48
And that servant who knew his Lord's will, and prepared not, 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? Be not deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate,
1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived. Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Galatians 6:3
For if any man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Galatians 6:7
Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man soweth, that also shall he reap.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report: if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things:
Colossians 3:17
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto God and the Father through him.
Titus 3:3
For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another:
James 1:26
If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let none deceive himself: if any one among you thinketh himself to be wise, let him become a fool in this world, that he may become wise.
James 2:14-20
What doth it profit, my brethren, tho' a man say he hath faith, and have not works?
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
2 Peter 2:13
Receiving the reward of unrighteousness. They count it pleasure to riot in the day time; spots and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings, while they feast with you,
1 John 1:8
If we say, we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:3
And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 3:7
Beloved children, let no one deceive you. He that practiseth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that is a doer of good is of God, but he that is a doer of evil, hath not seen God.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the antient serpent, who is called the devil and satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out unto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Revelation 22:7
Behold, I come quickly: happy is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.