{"id":196,"date":"2006-11-08T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godspolitics\/2006\/11\/verse-of-the-day-be-doers.html"},"modified":"2006-11-08T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-08T12:00:00","slug":"verse-of-the-day-be-doers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2006\/11\/verse-of-the-day-be-doers.html","title":{"rendered":"Verse of the Day: &#8216;Be doers&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><span>But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive  themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like  those who look at themselves in the mirror; for they look at themselves and, on  going away, immediately forget what they look like. 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