“For if a man be a hearer of the word, and not a doer: he shall be compared to a man beholding his natural face in a mirror. For he saw himself, and went his way, and immediately forgot what manner of a man he was. "deceiving yourselves." That is, seducing. Furthermore, James says that the natural face is to know onese…”
Oecumenius, 6th c. — Commentary on James
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24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
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22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
— James 1:24 —
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.