James 3:1
MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 7:1JUDGE not, that ye be not judged.
Matthew 10:24The disciple is not superior to his teacher, nor the servant above his master.
Matthew 23:13Wo unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven from men; for ye yourselves enter not in, and those who were coming in, ye suffer not to enter.
Luke 6:37And judge not, that ye be not judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned:
Matthew Henry on James 3:1
The apostle here reproves ambition, and an arrogant magisterial tongue; and shows the duty and advantage of bridling it because of its power to do mischief. Those who profess religion ought especially to govern their tongues, ver. 1-12 . True wisdom makes men meek, and avoiders of strife and envy: and hereby it may easily be distinguished from a wisdom that is earthly and hypocritical, ver. 13, to the end . Read the whole commentary →