james 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

james 1:22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

22. Qualification of the precept, "Be swift to hear": "Be ye doers . . . not hearers only"; not merely "Do the word," but "Be doers" systematically and continually, as if this was your regular business. James here again refers to the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 7:21-29).
deceiving your own selves--by the logical fallacy (the Greek implies this) that the mere hearing is all that is needed.

james 1:22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

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