James 1:23

Good News Translation

If you listen to the word, but do not put it into practice you are like people who look in a mirror and see themselves as they are.

Cross References

Jeremiah 44:16

“We refuse to listen to what you have told us in the name of the Lord.

Luke 6:47

Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words and obeys them—I will show you what he is like.

Luke 6:7

Some teachers of the Law and some Pharisees wanted a reason to accuse Jesus of doing wrong, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath.

1 Corinthians 13:12

What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete—as complete as God's knowledge of me.

James 1:24

They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like.