But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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Interpretation
If we heard a sermon every day of the week, and an angel from heaven were the preacher, yet, if we rested in hearing only, it would never bring us to heaven. Mere hearers are self-deceivers; and self-deceit will be found the worst deceit at last.
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This thought runs through James 1:19-23.