James 1:22

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James 1:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

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

24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

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Matthew 7:23

Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Matthew 7:24

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Matthew 7:25

The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

Matthew 12:50

For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

Matthew 28:20

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Luke 6:46

Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?

Luke 6:47

I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:

Luke 6:48

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Luke 12:47

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

Luke 12:48

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For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.

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Colossians 3:17

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

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1 John 3:7

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3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

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“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”

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The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’

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Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

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Galatians 6:3

If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

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