James 1:17-25

New King James Version

^17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, ^(B)with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. ^18 (C)Of His own will He brought us forth by the ^(D)word of truth, ^(E)that we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.

Qualities Needed in Trials

^19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, ^(F)slow to speak, ^(G)slow to wrath; ²⁰ for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Doers—Not Hearers Only

²¹ Therefore ^(H)lay aside all filthiness and ^[b]overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, ^(I)which is able to save your souls.

²² But ^(J)be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. ²³ For ^(K)if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴ for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. ²⁵ But ^(L)he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, ^(M)this one will be blessed in what he does.