James 4:11

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that iudgeth his brother, backbiteth ye lawe, and iudgeth the lawe: But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe, but a iudge.

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  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Wherefore lay asyde all maliciousnesse, and all guile, and faynednesse, and enuie, and all backbityng,
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 A man full of tongue can not prosper vpon the earth: euyll shall hunt the outragious person to ouerthrowe him.
  • Matt 7:1-2 : 1 Iudge not, that ye be not iudged. 2 For with what iudgement ye iudge, ye shalbe iudged: And with what measure ye meate, it shalbe measured to you agayne.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Grudge not one agaynst another brethren, lest ye be dampned: Beholde, the iudge standeth before the doore.
  • Rom 2:1 : 1 Therefore art thou inexcusable, O ma, whosoeuer thou be that iudgest. For in that same wherin thou iudgest another, thou condempnest thy self. For thou that iudgest, doest euen ye selfe same thynges.
  • Rom 2:13 : 13 (For in the sight of God, they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe: but the doers of the lawe shalbe iustified.
  • Rom 7:7 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the lawe sinne? God forbyd. Neuerthelesse, I knewe not sinne, but by the lawe: For I had not knowen lust, except the lawe had sayde, thou shalt not lust.
  • Rom 7:12-13 : 12 Wherfore the lawe is holy, and the commaundement holy, & iust and good. 13 Was that then which was good, made death vnto me? God forbyd. But sinne, that sinne myght appeare, by that which was good to worke death in me: that sinne by ye commaundement, myght be out of measure sinfull.
  • Rom 14:3-4 : 3 Let not hym that eateth, dispise hym that eateth not: And let not hym which eateth not, iudge hym that eateth. For God hath receaued hym. 4 What art thou that iudgest another mans seruaunt? To his owne maister he standeth or falleth: Yea, he shalbe holden vp. For god is able to make him stande.
  • Rom 14:10-12 : 10 But why doest thou then iudge thy brother? Either, why doest thou despise thy brother? We shalbe all brought before the iudgement seate of Christe. 11 For it is written, I lyue, sayth the Lorde: and all knees shall bowe to me, & all tongues shall geue prayse to God. 12 So shal euery one of vs geue accompt of hym selfe to God.
  • 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therefore iudge nothyng before the tyme, vntyll the Lorde come, who wyl lyghten thynges that are hyd in darkenesse, & open the counsels of the heartes, and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I feare lest when I come, I shall not fynde you such as I woulde: and that I shalbe founde vnto you, such as ye woulde not: lest there be debates, enuyinges, wrathes, strifes, backbitinges, whisperinges, swellinges, & seditions:
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 Let all bytternesse, and fiercenesse, & wrath, and crying, and euyll speakyng, be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
  • 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 Euen so must their wyues be graue, not euyll speakers, sober, faythfull in all thynges.
  • 2 Tim 3:3 : 3 Without naturall affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, riotous, fierce, despisers of them which are good,
  • Luke 6:37 : 37 Iudge not, & ye shall not be iudged: Condemne not, and ye shall not be condemned: Forgeue, & ye shalbe forgeuen.
  • Titus 2:3 : 3 The elder women lykewyse, that they be in such behauiour as becometh holynesse, not false accusers, not geuen to much wine, teachers of good thinges,
  • Jas 1:22-23 : 22 And be ye doers of the worde, and not hearers only, deceauyng your owne selues. 23 For yf any be a hearer of the worde, and not a doer, he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse:
  • Jas 1:25 : 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie, and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, shalbe blessed in his deede.

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    12There is one lawe geuer, which is able to saue and to destroy. What art thou that iudgest another?

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Grudge not one agaynst another brethren, lest ye be dampned: Beholde, the iudge standeth before the doore.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes?

  • Jas 2:11-13
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    11For he that sayde, thou shalt not commit adulterie: sayde also, thou shalt not kyll. Though thou do none adulterie, yet yf thou kyll, thou art become a transgressour of the lawe.

    12So speake ye, and so do, as they that shalbe iudged by the lawe of libertie.

    13For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that sheweth no mercie: And mercie reioyceth agaynst iudgement.

  • Matt 7:1
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    1Iudge not, that ye be not iudged.

  • Rom 14:13
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    13Let vs not therfore iudge one another any more: But iudge this rather, that no man put a stumblyng blocke, or an occasion to fall, in his brothers way.

  • 1 Cor 6:4-8
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    4If then ye haue iudgement of thinges parteynyng to this lyfe, set vp them to iudge whiche are least esteemed in the Churche.

    5I speake it to your shame: Is it so that there is not a wyse man among you? no not one that can iudge betwene brother and brother?

    6But one brother goeth to law with another, and that vnder the vnbeleuers?

    7Nowe therefore there is vtterly a fault among you, because ye go to lawe one with another: Why rather suffer ye not wrong? why rather suffer ye not harme?

    8Nay, ye your selues do wrong, and do harme, and that to your brethren.

  • Rom 14:10
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    10But why doest thou then iudge thy brother? Either, why doest thou despise thy brother? We shalbe all brought before the iudgement seate of Christe.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Let not your good be euyll spoken of.

  • Rom 2:1
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    1Therefore art thou inexcusable, O ma, whosoeuer thou be that iudgest. For in that same wherin thou iudgest another, thou condempnest thy self. For thou that iudgest, doest euen ye selfe same thynges.

  • 1 Cor 6:1
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    1Dare any of you, hauing businesse with another, be iudged vnder the vniust, and not rather vnder ye saintes?

  • Lev 19:15-17
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    15Ye shall do no vnrighteousnesse in iudgement, thou shalt not fauour the person poore, nor honour the person mightie, but in righteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neighbour.

    16Thou shalt not go vp and downe with tales among thy people, neither shalt thou stande agaynst the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lorde.

    17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thyne heart, but shalt in any wyse rebuke thy neighbour, & suffer not sinne vpon hym.

  • Deut 19:19
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    19Then shall ye do vnto hym, as he had thought to do vnto his brother, & thou shalt put euyll away from the middes of thee.

  • John 7:24
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    24Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce, but iudge with a ryghteous iudgement.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He that backbyteth not with his tongue: nor doth any euil to his felowe, nor rayseth a slaunder vpon his neyghbour.

  • 1 John 3:12
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    12Not as Cain, which was of that wicked, and slewe his brother: And wherfore slewe he hym? Because his owne workes were euyll, and his brothers good.

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    20Thou sattest and spakedst agaynst thy brother: yea and hast slaundered thine owne mothers sonne.

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    7Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named?

    8If ye fulfyll the royal lawe, according to the scripture, thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, ye do well:

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    4What art thou that iudgest another mans seruaunt? To his owne maister he standeth or falleth: Yea, he shalbe holden vp. For god is able to make him stande.

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    10Do the wydow, the fatherlesse, the straungers and poore no wrong, and let no man imagine euil against his brother in his heart.

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    31For yf we woulde iudge our selues, we shoulde not be iudged.

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    3Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye?

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    12But aboue all thynges my brethren, sweare not, neither by heauen, neither by earth, neither any other othe: Let your yea, be yea, and your nay nay, lest you fall into condempnation.

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
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    12For what haue I to do to iudge them that are without? Do ye not iudge them that are within?

    13For what haue I to do to iudge them that are without? Do ye not iudge them that are within? Them that are without God iudgeth. Put away from among you that wicked person.

  • 1 John 4:20-21
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    20If a man say, I loue God, & yet hate his brother, he is a lyer: For how can he yt loueth not his brother whom he hath seene, loue God who he hath not seene?

    21And this commaundement haue we of hym: that he which loueth God, shoulde loue his brother also.

  • Gal 5:15
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    15Yf ye byte and deuoure one another, take heede lest ye be consumed one of another.

  • Luke 6:37
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    37Iudge not, & ye shall not be iudged: Condemne not, and ye shall not be condemned: Forgeue, & ye shalbe forgeuen.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15See that none of you be punished as a murtherer, or as a thiefe, or an euyll doer, or as a busie body in other mens matters.

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    10Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.

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    57Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is ryght?

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    10Humble your selues in the sight of the Lorde, and he shall lyft you vp.

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    3Thinkest thou this, O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges, and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God?

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    1My brethren, be not manie maisters, knowyng howe that we shall receaue the greater damnation:

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    16But now ye reioyce in your boastinges: All such reioycyng is euyll.