For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
Learn to master passion under affliction: listen more than you speak, and do not rage against God's providence as David and Jonah did. Hear what He explains through your trials instead of hasty judgment.
AI summary
Commenting on James 1:19-27
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...
Verse 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 man he was.