James 1:19-25

19Understand this, my Christian friends: We must all be careful to listen. We should not be too quick to speak. We should not get angry quickly.

20God wants us to do what is right. But when someone is angry, they do not do those right things.

21So stop doing disgusting things. Stay away from the wicked things that are all around you. God has put his message deep inside you, and it can save you. So be careful to accept that message.

22But be careful to do what God says in his message. Do not only listen to it. Do not make that mistake!

23You must obey God's message. Do not be like a man who quickly looks at his face in a mirror.

24That man looks at himself, but then he goes away. He immediately forgets what he is really like.

25So do not just listen to God's message and then forget it. It is a completely good message that makes people free. Look at it carefully and keep it in your mind. Do what it tells you to do. God will bless anyone who lives in that way.