and studies himself carefully, and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like.

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.

What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace! Stay warm and eat heartily." If you do not provide for their bodily needs, what good does it do?

You see that his faith worked together with what he did, and by his actions his faith was made complete.

You do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

Therefore, anyone who knows what is right but fails to do it is guilty of sin.