James 1:22

New Century Version

Do what God’s teaching says; when you only listen and do nothing, you are fooling yourselves.

Cross References

Isaiah 44:20

He doesn’t know what he is doing; his confused mind leads him the wrong way. He cannot save himself or say, “This statue I am holding is a false god.”

Jeremiah 11:6

The Lord said to me, “Announce this message in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the words of this agreement and obey them.

Obadiah 1:3

Your pride has fooled you, you who live in the hollow places of the cliff. Your home is up high, you who say to yourself, ‘No one can bring me down to the ground.’

Matthew 12:50

My true brother and sister and mother are those who do what my Father in heaven wants.”

Matthew 28:20

Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you, and I will be with you always, even until the end of this age.”

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “No, blessed are those who hear the teaching of God and obey it.”

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Romans 2:13

Hearing the law does not make people right with God. It is those who obey the law who will be right with him.

1 Corinthians 15:33

Do not be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”

1 Corinthians 3:18

Do not fool yourselves. If you think you are wise in this world, you should become a fool so that you can become truly wise,

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that the people who do wrong will not inherit God’s kingdom. Do not be fooled. Those who sin sexually, worship idols, take part in adultery, those who are male prostitutes, or men who have sexual relations with other men, those who steal, are greedy, get drunk, lie about others, or rob—these people will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks he is important when he really is not, he is only fooling himself.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be fooled: You cannot cheat God. People harvest only what they plant.

Philippians 4:8

Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.

Colossians 3:17

Everything you do or say should be done to obey Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:13

But people who are evil and cheat others will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, but they will also be fooling themselves.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

James 1:26

People who think they are religious but say things they should not say are just fooling themselves. Their “religion” is worth nothing.

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, do not tell evil lies about each other. If you speak against your fellow believers or judge them, you are judging and speaking against the law they follow. And when you are judging the law, you are no longer a follower of the law. You have become a judge.

James 4:17

Anyone who knows the right thing to do, but does not do it, is sinning.

2 Peter 2:13

They have caused many people to suffer, so they themselves will suffer. That is their pay for what they have done. They take pleasure in openly doing evil, so they are like dirty spots and stains among you. They delight in deceiving you while eating meals with you.

1 John 1:8

If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1 John 2:3

We can be sure that we know God if we obey his commands.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, do not let anyone lead you the wrong way. Christ is righteous. So to be like Christ a person must do what is right.

3 John 1:11

My dear friend, do not follow what is bad; follow what is good. The one who does good belongs to God. But the one who does evil has never known God.

Revelation 12:9

The giant dragon was thrown down out of heaven. (He is that old snake called the devil or Satan, who tricks the whole world.) The dragon with his angels was thrown down to the earth.

Revelation 22:7

“Listen! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book.”