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James 1:23-24
New International Version
James 1:23-24
New International Version
23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
James 1:23-24
English Standard Version
James 1:23-24
English Standard Version
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
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James 1:23-24
New Living Translation
James 1:23-24
New Living Translation
23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.
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James 1:23-24
Amplified Bible
James 1:23-24
Amplified Bible
23 For if anyone only listens to the word [a]without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets [b]what he looked like.
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- James 1:23 Lit and is not a doer.
- James 1:24 Lit what sort he was.
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