James 1:23
For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse:
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- Matt 7:26-27 : 26 And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande: 27 And the rayne descended, and the fluddes came, and the wyndes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.
- Ezek 33:31-32 : 31 They come vnto thee as the people vseth to come, and my people syt before thee, and heare thy wordes, but they do not therafter: for in their mouthes they make a iest of them, and their heart goeth after their couetousnes. 32 And lo, thou art vnto them as a testing song of one that hath a pleasaunt voyce, and can sing well: for they heare thy wordes, but do them not.
- Luke 6:47 : 47 Whosoeuer commeth to me, & heareth my sayinges, and doth the same, I wyll shewe you to whom he is lyke.
- Jas 2:14-26 : 14 What profiteth it my brethren, though a man say he hath fayth, and hath not deedes? Can fayth saue hym? 15 If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of dayly foode, 16 And one of you say vnto them, depart in peace, be you warmed and fylled: notwithstandyng, ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to, the body, what shall it profite? 17 Euen so, fayth, yf it haue not deedes, is dead in it selfe: 18 But some man wyll say, thou hast fayth and I haue deedes: shewe me thy fayth by thy deedes, and I wyll shewe thee my faith by my deedes. 19 Beleuest thou that there is one God? Thou doest well. The deuyls also beleue, and tremble. 20 But wylt thou knowe, O thou vayne man, that that fayth which is without workes, is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter? 22 Seest thou not, howe ye faith wrought with his deedes, and through ye deedes was the fayth made perfect? 23 And the scripture was fulfylled, which sayth: Abraham beleued God, and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghteousnesse: And he was called the friende of God. 24 Ye see then, howe that of deedes a man is iustified, and not of fayth only. 25 Lykewyse also, was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receaued the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirite is dead: euen so, fayth without workes, is dead also
- Jer 44:16 : 16 As for the wordes that thou hast spoken vnto vs in the name of the Lorde, we wyll in no wise heare them:
- Luke 6:7 : 7 And the scribes & pharisees watched hym, whether he woulde heale on the Sabboth day: that they myght fynde howe to accuse hym.
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21 Wherfore, lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnes, and receaue with mekenesse, the worde that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.
22 And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues.
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24 For he hath considered hym selfe, and is gone his wayes, & hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was.
25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.
26 If any man among you seeme to be deuout, and refrayneth not his tongue, but deceaueth his owne heart, this mans deuotion is vayne.
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49 But he that heareth and doeth not, is lyke a man, that without foundation, built an house vpon the earth, agaynst which the fludde dyd beate, and it fell immediatly: And the fall of that house was great.
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3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie.
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46 Why call ye me Lorde, Lorde, and do not as I byd you?
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7 Neither let that man thynke that he shall receaue any thyng of the Lorde.
8 A double mynded man, is vnstable in all his wayes.
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2 For in many thynges we sinne all. If a man sinne not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle all the body.
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3 Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye?
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16 And yf the eare woulde say, because I am not the eye, I am not of the body: is it therfore not of the body?
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16 Do not erre my deare brethren.
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19 Brethren, yf any of you do erre from the trueth, and another conuert hym,
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16 If any man haue eares to heare, let hym heare.
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7 For as though he thought it in his heart, he saith, eate and drinke: where as his heart is not with thee.