KJV King James Version
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
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John 7:24
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”
WEB World English Bible
Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
ASV American Standard Version
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.’
Surrounding context — John 7
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.
22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
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Isaiah 11:3-4And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:James 2:9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.John 8:15Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.Proverbs 17:15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.Proverbs 24:23These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.James 2:1My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.Deuteronomy 1:16-17And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between [every] man and his brother, and the stranger [that is] with him.Isaiah 5:23Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!Deuteronomy 16:18-19Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.James 2:4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?Psalm 94:20-21Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?Psalm 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.Psalm 58:1-2To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
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