John 7:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.””

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 7:24 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:15You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
  2. Deuteronomy 1:16At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
  3. Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
  4. Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
  5. Psalms 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
  6. Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
  7. Proverbs 17:15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
  8. Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
  9. Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
  10. Isaiah 11:3And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
  11. John 8:15You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.
  12. James 2:1My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
  13. James 2:4have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
  14. James 2:9But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

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