Parallel Verses
King James 2000
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
New American Standard Bible
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his
King James Version
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Holman Bible
Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face
International Standard Version
For if anyone hears the word but is not obedient to it, he is like a man who looks at himself in a mirror
A Conservative Version
Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror.
American Standard Version
For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
Amplified
For if anyone only listens to the word
An Understandable Version
For if anyone is [only] a listener to the word and does not practice it, he is like a person who sees his natural face in a mirror,
Anderson New Testament
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:
Bible in Basic English
Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;
Common New Testament
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
Daniel Mace New Testament
for a bare auditor without practice is like one who sees his image form'd by a mirror:
Darby Translation
For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
Godbey New Testament
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
Goodspeed New Testament
For anyone who merely listens to the message without obeying it is like a man who looks in a mirror at the face that nature gave him,
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
For if any is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man observing the face of his creation in a mirror:
Lexham Expanded Bible
because if anyone is a hearer of the message and not a doer, this one is like someone staring at {his own face} in a mirror,
Modern King James verseion
For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man studying his natural face in a mirror.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if any hear the word, and do it not, he is like unto a man that beholdeth his bodily face in a glass.
Moffatt New Testament
For whoever listens and does nothing, is like a man who glances at his natural face in a mirror;
Montgomery New Testament
Because if any one is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
NET Bible
For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.
New Heart English Bible
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
Noyes New Testament
For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass;
Sawyer New Testament
For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man perceiving his natural face in a glass;
The Emphasized Bible
Because, if any is, a word-hearer, and not a doer, the same, is like unto a man observing his natural face in a mirror, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if any man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a glass;
Twentieth Century New Testament
For, when any one listens to it and does not practice it, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror.
Webster
For if any is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Weymouth New Testament
For if any one listens but does not obey, he is like a man who carefully looks at his own face in a mirror.
Williams New Testament
Because if anyone merely listens to the message without obeying it, he is like a man who looks in a mirror at his own face,
World English Bible
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
Worrell New Testament
Because, if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror;
Worsley New Testament
For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man beholding his natural face in a mirror,
Youngs Literal Translation
because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
Themes
Careless hearing » Forgetfulness
Deception » Who deceives themselves
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Forgetfulness
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 1:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
22 But be you doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: 24 For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 44:16
As for the word that you have spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto you.
Ezekiel 33:31-32
And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.
Matthew 7:26-27
And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
Luke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Luke 6:47
Whosoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:
James 2:14-26
What does it profit, my brethren, though a man says he has faith, and has not works? can faith save him?