James 1:22

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But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 2:13 : 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.
  • John 13:17 : 17 If you understand these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  • Luke 6:46-48 : 46 “Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you? 47 “Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice– I will show you what he is like: 48 He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.
  • Jas 4:17 : 17 So whoever knows what is good to do and does not do it is guilty of sin.
  • 1 John 2:3 : 3 Keeping God’s Commandments Now by this we know that we have come to know God: if we keep his commandments.
  • Matt 12:50 : 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he replied,“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!”
  • Jas 2:14-20 : 14 Faith and Works Together What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them,“Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it? 17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself. 18 But someone will say,“You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith without works and I will show you faith by my works. 19 You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that– and tremble with fear. 20 But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?
  • Rev 22:7 : 7 (Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
  • Matt 7:21-27 : 21 Judgment of Pretenders“Not everyone who says to me,‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven– only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. 22 On that day, many will say to me,‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many powerful deeds in your name?’ 23 Then I will declare to them,‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’ 24 Hearing and Doing“Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. 25 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, but it did not collapse because its foundation had been laid on rock. 26 Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, the flood came, and the winds beat against that house, and it collapsed– it was utterly destroyed!”
  • Luke 12:47-48 : 47 That servant who knew his master’s will but did not get ready or do what his master asked will receive a severe beating. 48 But the one who did not know his master’s will and did things worthy of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
  • 1 Cor 6:9 : 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,
  • Gal 6:7 : 7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,
  • Col 3:17 : 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Jesus is righteous.
  • 3 John 1:11 : 11 Dear friend, do not imitate what is bad but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does what is bad has not seen God.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 So that huge dragon– the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world– was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 suffering harm as the wages for their harmful ways. By considering it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight, they are stains and blemishes, indulging in their deceitful pleasures when they feast together with you.
  • Phil 4:8 : 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.
  • 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Do not be deceived:“Bad company corrupts good morals.”
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’
  • Obad 1:3 : 3 Your presumptuous heart has deceived you– you who reside in the safety of the rocky cliffs, whose home is high in the mountains. You think to yourself,‘No one can bring me down to the ground!’
  • 1 John 1:8 : 8 If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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  • Jas 1:23-26
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    23For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.

    24For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.

    25But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out– he will be blessed in what he does.

    26If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

  • Jas 1:21
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    21So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

  • Rom 2:13
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    13For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous before God, but those who do the law will be declared righteous.

  • 1 Cor 3:18
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    18Guard against self-deception, each of you. If someone among you thinks he is wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he can become wise.

  • 2 John 1:8
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    8Watch out, so that you do not lose the things we have worked for, but receive a full reward.

  • Jas 1:16
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    16Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

  • Gal 6:3
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    3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

  • Jas 2:20
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    20But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is useless?

  • Jas 2:4
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    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • Eph 5:6-7
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    6Live in the Light Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.

    7Therefore do not be sharers with them,

  • Luke 6:49
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    49But the person who hears and does not put my words into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against that house, it collapsed immediately, and was utterly destroyed!”

  • Col 2:4
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    4I say this so that no one will deceive you through arguments that sound reasonable.

  • Luke 6:46-47
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    46“Why do you call me‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do what I tell you?

    47“Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice– I will show you what he is like:

  • Jas 1:19
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    19Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

  • 1 Tim 4:16
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    16Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

  • Jer 5:21
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    21Tell them:‘Hear this, you foolish people who have no understanding, who have eyes but do not discern, who have ears but do not perceive:

  • Jas 2:8-9
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    8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

    9But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.

  • Deut 30:14
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    14For the thing is very near you– it is in your mouth and in your mind so that you can do it.

  • Jude 1:17
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    17Exhortation to the Faithful But you, dear friends– recall the predictions foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Pet 2:1-2
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    1So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

    2And yearn like newborn infants for pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

  • Titus 1:14
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    14and not pay attention to Jewish myths and commands of people who reject the truth.

  • 2 Tim 3:13
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    13But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

  • Jas 4:8
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    8Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

  • Gal 6:7
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    7Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. For a person will reap what he sows,

  • Jas 2:12
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    12Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom.

  • Eph 4:22
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    22You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

  • Matt 7:26
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    26Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

  • Col 3:9
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    9Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

  • Jas 3:14
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    14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

  • Heb 3:12
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    12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.

  • Jas 2:17
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    17So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

  • Rom 12:2
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    2Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

  • 1 John 1:8
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    8If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

  • Jer 7:8
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    8“‘But just look at you! You are putting your confidence in a false belief that will not deliver you.

  • Deut 11:16
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    16Exhortation to Instruction and Obedience Make sure you do not turn away to serve and worship other gods!

  • 1 John 3:18
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    18Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.

  • Luke 8:12
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    12Those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Jas 1:8
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    8since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.

  • Rom 2:21
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    21therefore you who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?