Verse 22
James 1:22
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Original Language Text
greek
Γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου καὶ μὴ ⸂ἀκροαταὶ μόνον⸃ παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς.
English Translation
Become indeed doers of the word and not merely hearers deceiving yourselves.
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But let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation:
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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown...
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Then when concupiscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But sin, when it is completed, begett...
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Do not err, therefore, my dearest brethren.
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For of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be some beginning of his...
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You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to an...
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For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God (Elohim).
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he shall be compared to a man beholding his ow...
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For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was.
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But he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and hath continued therein, not becoming a...
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