James 1:16-27

161Do not be 2deceived, 3my beloved brethren. 17Every good thing given and every perfect gift is 4from above, coming down from 5the Father of lights, 6with whom there is no variation or 7shifting shadow. 18In the exercise of 8His will He 9brought us forth by 10the word of truth, so that we would be 11a kind of 12first fruits 13among His creatures.

1914This 15you know, 16my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, 17slow to speak and 18slow to anger; 20for 19the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. 21Therefore, 20putting aside all filthiness and all 21that remains of wickedness, in 22humility receive 23the word implanted, which is able to save your souls. 2224But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his 25natural face 26in a mirror; 24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, 27he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, 28the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but 29an effectual doer, this man will be 30blessed in 31what he does.

26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not 3233bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 27Pure and undefiled religion 34in the sight of our God and Father is this: to 35visit 36orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained 37by 38the world.