James 1:23

James 1:23 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

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

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

23For if anyone only listens to the word without obeying it, he is like a man who looks very carefully at his natural face in a mirror;

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

23For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

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American Standard Version (ASV)

23For 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:

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

23For if any heare the woorde, and doe it not, he is like vnto a man, that beholdeth his naturall face in a glasse.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

23For 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;

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

23Suppose someone listens to the word but doesn’t do what it says. Then they are like a person who looks at their face in a mirror.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

23You must obey God's message. Do not be like a man who quickly looks at his face in a mirror.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

23because, if anyone 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,

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