Berean Standard Bible
“For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,”
James writes to Jewish believers scattered by persecution, calling them to practical faith that shows itself in action. He has just urged them to receive God's word with meekness.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
World English Bible (WEB)
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
King James Version (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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
For if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a glass;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one has been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Porque si alguno oye la palabra, y no la pone por obra, este tal es semejante al hombre que considera en un espejo su rostro natural.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El que escucha la palabra pero no la pone en práctica es como el que mira su cara en un espejo
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