James 4:11
Traduce not one another, brethren. He that traduceth his brother, and judgeth his brother, traduceth the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but as judge.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
10Be humbled in the presence of God, so he will exalt you.
12There is one lawgiver, who can save or destroy: who art thou that judgest another man?
Cross References
Luke 6:37And judge not, that ye be not judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned:
Romans 2:13for the hearers of the law are not righteous before God, but the doers of the law shall be counted righteous;
Romans 7:12So then the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Romans 14:10But thou, why judgest thou thy brother? And thou, why dost thou disparage thy brother? for we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found of you such as ye would not: lest haply there be contentions, jealousies, animosities, quarrels, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
Matthew Henry on James 4:2-11
Origin of War and Contention; Against Pride; Submission to God. ( a. d. 61.) 1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever… Read the whole commentary →