James 1:22-27

221But 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 2natural face 3in a mirror; 24for once he has looked at himself and gone away, 4he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25But one who looks intently at the perfect law, 5the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but 6an effectual doer, this man will be 7blessed in 8what he does.

26If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not 910bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. 27Pure and undefiled religion 11in the sight of our God and Father is this: to 12visit 13orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained 14by 15the world.