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This collection has 18 Bible verses about judging others — 2 from the Old Testament and 16 from the New Testament. Romans appears most often (4 verses), across 11 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about judging others? Read 18 carefully selected Bible verses about judging others, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you."
"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye."
"Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free."
"Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things."
"But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ."
"Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling."
"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. Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?"
"Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”"
"But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone at her.”"
"Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God."
"Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted."
"bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do."
"Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets."
"Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”"
"For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith."
"And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins."
"For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment."
"He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?"
This collection has 18 Bible verses about judging others — 2 from the Old Testament and 16 from the New Testament. Romans appears most often (4 verses), across 11 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about judging others? Read 18 carefully selected Bible verses about judging others, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Matthew 7:1-2 — ““Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.”
Matthew 7:3-5 — “Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye? Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.”
Luke 6:37 — “Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.”
Full collection: 18 verses on this page (11% Old Testament, 89% New Testament).
This page curates 18 verses about judging others from 11 books. Romans is the most frequent source (4 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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