James 1:22 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

English ASV

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

English Amplified

But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But be doers of the Word [obey the message], and not merely listeners to it, betraying yourselves [into deception by reasoning contrary to the Truth].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.

English EASY 2024

But be careful to do what God says in his message. Do not only listen to it. Do not make that mistake!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Do what God's teaching says; don't just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Do what God's word says. Don't merely listen to it, or you will fool yourselves.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

But become doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But be sure you live out the message and do not merely listen to it and so deceive yourselves.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says.

English NIV

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

English NKJ 1982

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English NLT

And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. If you don't obey, you are only fooling yourself.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Don’t just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And remember, it is a message to obey, not just to listen to. So don't fool yourselves.

English Tyndale 1537

And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (with sophistry)

James 1:22 — Compare Translations