James 4:12

Good News Translation

God is the only lawgiver and judge. He alone can save and destroy. Who do you think you are, to judge someone else?

Cross References

Job 38:2

Who are you to question my wisdom with your ignorant, empty words?

Isaiah 33:22

All the rigging on those ships is useless; the sails cannot be spread! We will seize all the wealth of enemy armies, and there will be so much that even the lame can get a share. The Lord himself will be our king; he will rule over us and protect us.

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell.

Luke 12:5

I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!

Romans 14:13

So then, let us stop judging one another. Instead, you should decide never to do anything that would make others stumble or fall into sin.

Romans 14:4

Who are you to judge the servants of someone else? It is their own Master who will decide whether they succeed or fail. And they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed.

Romans 2:1

Do you, my friend, pass judgment on others? You have no excuse at all, whoever you are. For when you judge others and then do the same things which they do, you condemn yourself.

Romans 9:20

But who are you, my friend, to talk back to God? A clay pot does not ask the man who made it, “Why did you make me like this?”

Hebrews 7:25

And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives forever to plead with God for them.

James 5:9

Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.

1 Samuel 25:10

and Nabal finally answered, “David? Who is he? I've never heard of him! The country is full of runaway slaves nowadays!