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James 1:22

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20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

23 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

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BSB
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
KJV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
WEB
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
ASV
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
DARBY
But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
BLB
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves,
ÅB
Men vær ordets gjørere, og ikke bare dets hørere, idet dere dårer dere selv.
OTB
Vær ikke bare hørere av ordet, og dermed bedra dere selv. Vær ordets gjørere.
B1930
Men vær ordets gjørere, og ikke bare dets hørere, idet I dårer eder selv.

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