Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror.

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes.

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and ...

Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and ...

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. New Living Translation (NLT).

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.

James compares looking into a mirror with looking into the law of God. The big idea will be that, in both cases, merely looking is not enough.

James 1:23: Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror.

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.

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, ...