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James 1:24
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For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
For when he hath considered himselfe, hee goeth his way, and forgetteth immediately what maner of one he was.
For he looks at himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of person he was.
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
and doing nothing about what you saw. You go away and immediately forget how bad you looked.
for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he immediately forgets what he looked like.
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
and forget what they look like as soon as they leave.
who looks at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
For he studies himself carefully and then goes off and immediately forgets what he looks like.
for he seeth himself and passeth, and hath forgotten what (manner of person) he was.
for he seeth himself, and passeth on, and forgetteth what a man he was.
For hee beholdeth himselfe, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what maner of man he was.
For he hath considered hym selfe, and is gone his wayes, & hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was.
for he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
for he looks at himself and goes away and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
for he studied himself, and has gone away, and immediately he forgot of what kind he was.
for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.
They see their faces and then go away and quickly forget what they looked like.
For he gazes at himself and then goes out and immediately forgets what sort of person he was.
for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like.
for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.
For he observed himself, and is gone away, and, straightway, it hath escaped him, - what manner of man, he was!
For he beheld himself and went his way and presently forgot what manner of man he was.
For he sees himself and goes his way, and forgets how he looked.
They take a good look at themselves and then go away and at once forget what they look like.
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
For he beheld himself, and went away, and immediately forgot what manner of man he was.
Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.
for he bihelde hym silf, and wente awei, and anoon he foryat which he was.
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth away, and immediately forgetteth what manner of man he was.
for he observes himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was.
for he looks at himself, and goes away, and right away forgets what manner of man he was.
for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;
For after looking at himself he goes away, and in a short time he has no memory of what he was like.
For assone as he hath loked on himselfe, he goeth his waye, and forgetteth immediatly what his fasshion was.
he takes a view, turns away, and instantly loses his appearance.
After he sees himself and goes away, he forgets what he looks like.
If someone just listens to something from God and doesn't act on it, it's like lookin' at your own reflection and then ridin' off and forgettin' what you look like.
for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
what: Judges 8:18, Matthew 8:27, Luke 1:66, Luke 7:39, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Peter 3:11
Reciprocal: Psalms 119:16 - not forget Luke 6:41 - but Luke 8:5 - fell Luke 8:12 - by Acts 26:28 - Almost James 1:25 - a forgetful
Cross-References
And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way,.... He takes a slight glance of himself, and departs:
and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was; he forgets either his spots, blemishes, and imperfections; or his comeliness and beauty; the features of his face, be they comely or not: so a bare hearer of the word, who is not concerned to practise what he hears, while he is hearing, he observes some things amiss in himself, and some excellencies in Christ; but, when the discourse is over, he goes his way, and thinks no more of either.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For if any be ... - The ground of the comparison in these verses is obvious. The apostle refers to what all persons experience, the fact that we do not retain a distinct impression of ourselves after we have looked in a mirror. While actually looking in the mirror, we see all our features, and can trace them distinctly; when we turn away, the image and the impression both vanish. When looking in the mirror, we can see all the defects and blemishes of our person; if there is a scar, a deformity, a feature of ugliness, it is distinctly before the mind; but when we turn away, that is “out of sight and out of mind.” When unseen it gives no uneasiness, and, even if capable of correction, we take no pains to remove it. So when we hear the word of God. It is like a mirror held up before us. In the perfect precepts of the law, and the perfect requirements of the gospel, we see our own short-comings and defects, and perhaps think that we will correct them. But we turn away immediately, and forget it all. If, however, we were doers of the word,” we should endeavor to remove all those defects and blemishes in our moral character, and to bring our whole souls into conformity with what the law and the gospel require. The phrase “natural face” (Greek: face of birth), means, the face or appearance which we have in virtue of our natural birth. The word glass here means mirror. Glass was not commonly used for mirrors among the ancients, but they were made of polished plates of metal. See the Isaiah 3:24 note, and Job 37:18 note.
James 1:24
For he beholdeth himself - While he looks in the mirror he sees his true appearance.
And goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth - As soon as he goes away, he forgets it. The apostle does not refer to any intention on his part, but to what is known to occur as a matter of fact.
What manner of than he was - How he looked; and especially if there was anything in his appearance that required correction.
