James (Jacob) 1:23

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For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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;
World English Bible (WEB)
For{G3754} if any{G1536} be{G2076}{(G5748)} a hearer{G202} of the word{G3056}, and{G2532} not{G3756} a doer{G4163}, he{G3778} is like{G1503}{(G5758)} unto a man{G435} beholding{G2657}{(G5723)} his{G846} natural{G1078} face{G4383} in{G1722} a glass{G2072}:
Strong's King James
(23) For if anyone is a hearer of Word and not a doer, he's like a man who looks at his face of natural birth in a mirror.
The F.O.G
[23] Anyone who listens to the word but doesn't act on it is like someone who looks at their face in a mirror,
The F.O.G Paraphrase
because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
Young's Literal Translation

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