For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth.

James 1:23-25 KJV ... For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: for he beholdeth himself, ...

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away,

23 For 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 ...

James 1:23-25 NKJV ... For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, ...

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.

23 For 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 ...

James 1:25 KJV: But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, ...

James 1:23-25: Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror.

James 1 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.