James 5:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 4:11 : 11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.
  • Matt 24:33 : 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.
  • 1 Pet 4:5 : 5 But they will have to give an account of themselves to him who is ready to be the judge of the living and the dead.
  • Lev 19:18 : 18 Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.
  • Matt 7:1-2 : 1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged. 2 For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.
  • Gen 4:7 : 7 If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
  • Ps 59:15 : 15 Let them go wandering up and down in search of food, and be there all night if they have not enough.
  • Matt 6:14-15 : 14 For if you let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will have forgiveness from your Father in heaven. 15 But if you do not let men have forgiveness for their sins, you will not have forgiveness from your Father for your sins.
  • 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come.
  • 2 Cor 9:7 : 7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.
  • Gal 5:14 : 14 For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
  • Gal 5:26 : 26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Keep open house for all with a glad heart;
  • Rev 3:20 : 20 See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.
  • Mark 6:19 : 19 And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
  • Mark 13:29 : 29 Even so, when you see these things taking place, you may be certain that he is near, even at the doors.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jas 4:11-12
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    79%

    11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

    12 There is only one judge and law-giver, even he who has the power of salvation and of destruction; but who are you to be your neighbour's judge?

  • Jas 5:6-8
    3 verses
    78%

    6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

    7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

    8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.

  • Jas 5:10-12
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    77%

    10 Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.

    11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.

    12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

  • Matt 7:1
    75%

    1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

  • Jas 2:4
    73%

    4 Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

  • 1 Cor 6:5-8
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    5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

    6 But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.

    7 More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?

    8 So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.

  • Rom 14:10
    73%

    10 But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

  • 1 Cor 6:1
    73%

    1 How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

  • Luke 6:37
    72%

    37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

  • Jas 1:19
    72%

    19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

  • Gal 5:26
    72%

    26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

  • Zech 7:10
    71%

    10 Do not be hard on the widow, or the child without a father, on the man from a strange country, or on the poor; let there be no evil thought in your heart against your brother.

  • Matt 5:23-25
    3 verses
    71%

    23 If then you are making an offering at the altar and there it comes to your mind that your brother has something against you,

    24 While your offering is still before the altar, first go and make peace with your brother, then come and make your offering.

    25 Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.

  • Rom 14:13
    71%

    13 Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

  • 1 Thess 4:6
    71%

    6 And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

  • Jas 3:1
    71%

    1 Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

  • 1 Pet 4:9
    71%

    9 Keep open house for all with a glad heart;

  • Jas 2:13
    71%

    13 For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

  • 1 Pet 5:9
    71%

    9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

  • Lev 19:17
    71%

    17 Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil.

  • John 6:43
    71%

    43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

  • John 7:24
    70%

    24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

  • 1 John 3:13
    70%

    13 Do not be surprised, my brothers, if the world has no love for you.

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

    13 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

  • Jas 3:14
    70%

    14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

  • 2 Thess 3:15
    70%

    15 Have no feeling of hate for him, but take him in hand seriously as a brother.

  • Jas 1:16
    70%

    16 Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
    70%

    15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    70%

    15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

  • Jude 1:16
    69%

    16 These are the men who make trouble, ever desiring change, going after evil pleasures, using high-sounding words, respecting men's position in the hope of reward.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    69%

    19 Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

  • 1 Pet 3:8
    69%

    8 Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

  • Gal 5:15
    69%

    15 But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

  • Jas 3:10
    69%

    10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

  • Matt 7:3
    69%

    3 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

  • 1 Cor 11:33
    69%

    33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

  • 2 Thess 1:5
    69%

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

  • Jas 2:6
    69%

    6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

  • Jas 5:19
    69%

    19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,