Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
and studies himself carefully, and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like.
New American Standard Bible
for once he has looked at himself and gone away,
King James Version
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Holman Bible
For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
A Conservative Version
For he observes himself, and goes away, and straightaway forgets what kind of man he was.
American Standard Version
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Amplified
for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets
An Understandable Version
and [then after] he sees himself, [he] goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Anderson New Testament
for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what sort of person he is.
Bible in Basic English
For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
Common New Testament
for he looks at himself and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he takes a view, turns away, and instantly loses his appearance.
Darby Translation
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
Godbey New Testament
for he recognized himself, and has gone away, and immediately forgot what kind he was.
Goodspeed New Testament
and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looked like.
John Wesley New Testament
For he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was.
Julia Smith Translation
For he observed himself, and went away, and straightway forgot of what kind he was.
King James 2000
For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of [person] he was.
Modern King James verseion
For he studied himself and went his way, and immediately he forgot what he was like.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For as soon as he hath looked on himself, he goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what his fashion was:
Moffatt New Testament
he glances at himself, goes off, and at once forgets what he was like.
Montgomery New Testament
for after he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and at once forgets what he is like.
NET Bible
For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
New Heart English Bible
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
Noyes New Testament
for he beholds himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what manner of man he was.
Sawyer New Testament
for he perceived himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what kind of a man he was.
The Emphasized Bible
For he observed himself, and is gone away, and, straightway, it hath escaped him, - what manner of man, he was!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
for he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what sort of person he was.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He looks at himself, then goes on his way,
Webster
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and immediately forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Weymouth New Testament
Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.
Williams New Testament
for he looks and then goes off and at once forgets how he looked.
World English Bible
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
Worrell New Testament
for he observed himself, and went away, and straightway he forgot what manner of man he was.
Worsley New Testament
who beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was.
Youngs Literal Translation
for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;
Themes
the Blessed » Who hear and keep the word of God
Careless hearing » Forgetfulness
Deception » Who deceives themselves
Fleeting impressions » Hearers with a short memory
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 1:24
Images James 1:24
Prayers for James 1:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
23 For if anyone hears the word but is not obedient to it, he is like a man who looks at himself in a mirror 24 and studies himself carefully, and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But the one who looks at the perfect law of freedom and remains committed to it thereby demonstrating that he is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of what that law requires will be blessed in what he does.
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Cross References
2 Peter 3:11
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, think of the kind of holy and godly people you ought to be
Judges 8:18
Afterwards, he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, "What were the men like whom you killed at Tabor?" They answered, "Like you, each one like the son of a king""
Matthew 8:27
The men were amazed. "What kind of man is this?" they asked. "Even the winds and the sea obey him!"
Luke 1:66
Everyone who heard about it kept thinking what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.
Luke 7:39
Now the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and told himself, "If this man were a prophet, he would have known who is touching him and what kind of woman she is. She's a sinner!"
1 Thessalonians 1:5
for the gospel we brought did not come to you in words only, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction. Indeed, you know what kind of people we proved to be while we were with you, acting on your behalf.