James 3:1
Let there not be many teachers among you, my brethren; but know ye, that we are obnoxious to, a severer judgment.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 10:24No disciple is better than his rabbi; nor a servant, than his lord.
Matthew 23:13Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites: for ye devour the houses of widows, under the disguise of protracting your prayers. Therefore ye shall receive greater condemnation.
Luke 6:37Judge not, and ye will not be judged: condemn not, and ye will not be condemned: release, and ye will be released.
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 →