James 1:22

American Standard Version (1901)

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

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  • Rom 2:13 : 13 for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:
  • John 13:17 : 17 If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
  • Luke 6:46-48 : 46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 47 Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
  • 1 John 2:3 : 3 And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
  • Jas 2:14-20 : 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, 16 and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit? 17 Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself. 18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will show thee [my] faith. 19 Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
  • Rev 22:7 : 7 And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
  • Matt 7:21-27 : 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock: 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock. 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: 27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
  • Luke 12:47-48 : 47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes] ; 48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes] . And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
  • 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,
  • Gal 6:7 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 [ My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous:
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved, imitate not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; [men] that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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.
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside; and he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
  • Obad 1:3 : 3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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    23For 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:

    24for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

    25But he that looketh into the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and [so] continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

    26If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

  • Jas 1:21
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    21Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

  • Rom 2:13
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    13for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified:

  • 1 Cor 3:18
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    18Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

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    16Be not deceived, my beloved brethren.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, love one another from the heart fervently:

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    3For if a man thinketh himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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    15Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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    20But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

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    49But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

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    4This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

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    46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

    47Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:

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    19Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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    16Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.

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    21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:

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    8Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:

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    14But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

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    17But ye, beloved, remember ye the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

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    13But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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    7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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    12So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.

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    22that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

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    26And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

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    9lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

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    14But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth.

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    12Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

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    17Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

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    1Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

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    2And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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    8Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

  • Deut 11:16
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    16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;

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    18[ My] Little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

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    12And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

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    8a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

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    21thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?