James 4:11
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Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
In other translations
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
Greek words
ΜὴMēNotG3361καταλαλεῖτεkatalaleitedo speak againstG2635ἀλλήλων,allēlōnone another,G240ἀδελφοί·adelphoibrothers;G80ὁhoThe [one]G3588καταλαλῶνkatalalōnspeaking againstG2635ἀδελφοῦadelphou[his] brotherG80ἢēorG2228κρίνωνkrinōnjudgingG2919τὸνtontheG3588ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherG80αὐτοῦautouof himG846καταλαλεῖkatalaleispeaks againstG2635νόμουnomou[the] LawG3551καὶkaiandG2532κρίνειkrineijudgesG2919νόμον·nomon[the] Law;G3551εἰeiIfG1487δὲdehoweverG1161νόμονnomon[the] LawG3551κρίνεις,krineisyou judge,G2919οὐκouknotG3756εἶeiyou areG1510ποιητὴςpoiētēsa doerG4163νόμουnomouof [the] LawG3551ἀλλὰallabutG235κριτής.kritēsa judge.G2923
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Related verses
- 1 Peter 2:1Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- Romans 2:1Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
- James 5:9Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
- Luke 6:37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Matthew 7:1-21 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.1 “Do not judge, or you will be judged. 2 For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Romans 14:10-1210 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.10 Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat. 11 It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.” 12 So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- Psalm 140:11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
- Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Romans 7:12-1312 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. 13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
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