James 2:3

Holman Christian Standard Bible

If you look with favor on the man wearing the fine clothes and say, “Sit here in a good place,” and yet you say to the poor man, “Stand over there,” or, “Sit here on the floor by my footstool,”

Cross References

Proverbs 18:23

The poor man pleads, but the rich one answers roughly.

Isaiah 65:5

They say, ‘Keep to yourself, don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you! ’ These practices are smoke in My nostrils, a fire that burns all day long.

Luke 23:11

Then Herod, with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt, mocked Him, dressed Him in a brilliant robe, and sent Him back to Pilate.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

James 2:2

For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor man dressed in dirty clothes also comes in.

James 2:6

Yet you dishonored that poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?

Jude 1:16

These people are discontented grumblers, walking according to their desires; their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering people for their own advantage.