James 4:12 - Plain English Version

¹² God made his law, and he is the only judge. He is the only one that can blame anybody. He can save somebody, or he can kill somebody. But you can’t do that. You are not God, so you can’t make yourself a judge and rubbish other people.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² One only is the Lawgiver and Judge Who is able to save and to destroy [the One Who has the absolute power of life and death]. [But you] who are you that [you presume to] pass judgment on your neighbor?

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?

Common English Bible

¹² There is only one lawgiver and judge, and he is able to save and to destroy. But you who judge your neighbor, who are you?

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² There is one lawgiver and one judge. He is able to destroy, and he is able to set free.

James 4:12 Referencias Cruzadas

Romans 14:4

So you can’t tell anybody else that they are wrong. God is their boss, not you. Only God can say, “You are right,” or, “You are wrong.” And he can help them to keep on doing good.

Romans 2:1

And you do those same bad things too. You might try to blame other people, but you are just as bad as them, so if you try to blame them, you really blame yourself.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t be frightened of those people that can only kill your body. They can’t kill your soul. But you have to listen to God. If you don’t do what he says, you have to be frightened. He can finish up your body, and then he can also finish up your soul too, in that bad place called hell.

James 5:9

My Christian friends, don’t complain about each other, or God will judge you and say that you are wrong. He is the big judge, and he is coming soon. He is nearly here already.

Romans 14:13

So we have to stop being like judges. We have to stop telling each other, “You are wrong.” Instead of that, we have to make sure that we help other Christians, and make sure we don’t do anything that makes them go wrong.

1 Samuel 25:10

Then he asked them, “Who does this man David think he is? That son of Jesse is just like other workers that run away from their bosses.