James 2:20

James presses the foolish person to recognize that faith without works is barren. A workless faith is profitless and ineffective.

Cross-references · 14

• Jas 2:17Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
• Jas 2:26For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
• Prov 12:11He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
• Rom 1:21Because, knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.
• Ps 94:8–11Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?
• Gal 6:3For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
• Jas 1:26If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
• 1 Cor 15:35–36But someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”
• 1 Tim 1:6from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
• Col 2:8Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elements of the world, and not after Christ.
• Titus 1:10For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
• Jer 2:5Yahweh says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after worthless vanity, and have become worthless?
• Job 11:11–12For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
• Gal 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

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