James 1:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
James 1:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 1:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 1:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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;”
James 1:23 — World English Bible
James 1:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
James 1:23 — American Standard Version
James 1:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
James 1:23 — Young's Literal Translation
James 1:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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: ”
James 1:23 — Darby Translation
James 1:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse.”
James 1:23 — Geneva Bible
James 1:23 in Context — James 1
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye 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 glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
What Does James 1:23 Mean?
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