James 1:19-25Ā Easy-to-Read Version
Listening and Obeying
My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Keep control of your anger. Anger does not help you live the way God wants. So get rid of everything evil in your livesāevery kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept Godās teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.
Do what Godās teaching says; donāt just listen and do nothing. When you only sit and listen, you are fooling yourselves. Hearing Godās teaching and doing nothing is like looking at your face in the mirror and doing nothing about what you saw. You go away and immediately forget how bad you looked. But when you look into Godās perfect law that sets people free, pay attention to it. If you do what it says, you will have Godās blessing. Never just listen to his teaching and forget what you heard.
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