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James 4:11

American Standard Version

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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James 4:11 in other translations

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

James 4:11 · World English Bible

James 4:11 in context

  1. 9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
  2. 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
  3. 11Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
  4. 12One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?
  5. 13Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: