James 2:4 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴ are you not making class distinctions among yourselves and judging [people] from evil motives?

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Are you not discriminating among your own and becoming critics and judges with wrong motives?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

Common English Bible

⁴ Wouldn’t you have shown favoritism among yourselves and become evil-minded judges?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ are you not judging within yourselves, and have you not become judges with unjust thoughts?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Do you not judge within yourselves, and are become judges of unjust thoughts?

James 2:4 Cross References

Luke 18:6

And the Lord said, “Listen to what [even] this unjust judge said [about the widow].

John 7:24

Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are.”

James 3:17

But the [true] wisdom, which is from [God] above, is first of all pure, then peace-loving, patient and easily persuaded. [It is] full of mercy and produces a crop of good deeds; [it is] impartial [or, unwavering] and sincere.

James 4:11

Do not slander one another, brothers, [for] the person who speaks against his brother, or judges him, is [guilty of] speaking against the law [of God]. But when you judge the law, you are not obeying it but acting as its judge.