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16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.
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Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.
17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
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Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures.
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He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
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My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
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because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
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Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
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Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;
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Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror
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