James 2:3

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  • Luke 7:44-46 : 44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, ‹Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped› [them] ‹with the hairs of her head.› 45 ‹Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.› 46 ‹My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.›
  • Isa 65:5 : 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

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  • Jas 2:1-2
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    87%

    1¶ My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.

    2For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

  • Jas 2:4-7
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    81%

    4Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

    5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

    6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

    7Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?

  • Mark 12:38-39
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    75%

    38And he said unto them in his doctrine, ‹Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and› [love] ‹salutations in the marketplaces,›

    39‹And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:›

  • Luke 14:7-10
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    74%

    7¶ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

    8‹When thou art bidden of any› [man] ‹to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;›

    9‹And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.›

    10‹But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.›

  • Matt 23:5-6
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    5‹But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,›

    6‹And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,›

  • Luke 20:46
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    46‹Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;›

  • Luke 11:43
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    43‹Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.›

  • Jas 2:9
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    9But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21¶ To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.

  • Job 13:10
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    10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

  • Matt 11:8
    71%

    8‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft› [clothing] ‹are in kings' houses.›

  • Luke 7:25
    71%

    25‹But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.›

  • Exod 23:3
    70%

    3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

  • Job 34:19
    70%

    19[How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all [are] the work of his hands.

  • Eccl 10:6
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    6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

  • Luke 16:19
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    19¶ ‹There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:›

  • Lev 19:15
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    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.

  • Jas 5:2
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    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

  • Matt 22:11
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    11‹And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:›

  • Luke 14:12-13
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    12Then said he also to him that bade him, ‹When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor› [thy] ‹rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.›

    13‹But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:›

  • Luke 16:15
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    15And he said unto them, ‹Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.›

  • Prov 25:6-7
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    69%

    6¶ Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great [men]:

    7For better [it is] that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

  • Amos 5:11
    69%

    11Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

  • Isa 3:6
    69%

    6When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:

  • Matt 6:29
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    29‹And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.›

  • Jas 4:10
    69%

    10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

  • Rev 3:17
    69%

    17‹Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:›

  • 1 Cor 6:4
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    4If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

  • Jas 2:15-16
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    68%

    15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

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    68%

    11For there is no respect of persons with God.

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  • Prov 14:31
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    31¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23¶ These [things] also [belong] to the wise. [It is] not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  • Jas 1:9-10
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    9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

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    1¶ And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.