James 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

James 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

James 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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James 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;”

James 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation

James 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against [his] brother, or judges his brother, speaks against [the] law and judges [the] law. But if thou judgest [the] law, thou art not doer of [the] law, but judge.”

James 4:11 — Darby Translation

James 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.”

James 4:11 — Geneva Bible

James 4:11 in Context — James 4

9 Sentez votre misère; soyez dans le deuil et dans les larmes; que votre rire se change en deuil, et votre joie en tristesse.

10 Humiliez-vous devant le Seigneur, et il vous élèvera.

11 Ne parlez point mal les uns des autres, frères. Celui qui parle mal d’un frère, ou qui juge son frère, parle mal de la loi et juge la loi. Or, si tu juges la loi, tu n’es pas observateur de la loi, mais tu en es juge.

12 Un seul est législateur et juge, c’est celui qui peut sauver et perdre; mais toi, qui es-tu, qui juges le prochain?

13 A vous maintenant, qui dites: Aujourd’hui ou demain nous irons dans telle ville, nous y passerons une année, nous trafiquerons, et nous gagnerons!

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