James 5:9

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“Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!”

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BSBPD

“Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo James 5:9 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
  2. Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
  3. Psalms 59:15They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
  4. Matthew 6:14For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
  5. Matthew 7:1“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
  6. Matthew 24:33So also, when you see all these things, you will know that He is near, right at the door.
  7. Mark 6:19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
  8. Mark 13:29So also, when you see these things happening, know that He is near, right at the door.
  9. 1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:11Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  11. 2 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
  12. Galatians 5:14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  13. Galatians 5:26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
  14. James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
  15. 1 Peter 4:5But they will have to give an account to Him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
  16. 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
  17. Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

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