Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like.

22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a ...

22 But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 23 For if you listen to the word and don't obey, ...

But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey, ...

James 1:22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves.

James 1:22-23 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is ...

James makes it clear that those who trust God don't merely become experts at listening to God's Word. To believe is to act on what we hear.

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.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone ...

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.