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James 4:11

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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.

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James 4:11 in other translations

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.

James 4:11 · American Standard Version

James 4:11 in context

  1. 9Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
  2. 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
  3. 11Don’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.
  4. 12Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?
  5. 13Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city, and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”