James 4:11

Tree of Life Version

Do not speak evil against one another, brethren. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the Torah and judges the Torah. But if you judge the Torah, you are not a doer of the Torah, but a judge.

Cross References

Psalm 140:11

Let burning coals fall upon them. May they be cast into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.

Luke 6:37

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Pardon, and you will be pardoned.

Romans 2:1

Therefore you are without excuse, O man—every one of you who is judging. For by whatever you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Romans 2:13

For it is not the hearers of Torah who are righteous before God; rather, it is the doers of Torah who will be justified.

Romans 7:7

What shall we say then? Is the Torah sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the Torah. For I would not have known about coveting if the Torah had not said, “You shall not covet.”

1 Corinthians 4:5

Therefore do not judge anything before the time—wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and also make clear the motives of the hearts. Then the praise for each one will come from God.

2 Corinthians 12:20

For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I may find you not as I wish, or I may be found by you not as you wish—that there may be strife, envy, outbursts of anger, self-seeking disputes, lashon ha-ra , gossip, arrogance, unruly commotions.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice.

1 Timothy 3:11

Women likewise must be dignified, not backbiting; clear-minded, trustworthy in every respect.

2 Timothy 3:3

hardhearted, unforgiving, backbiting, without self-control, brutal, hating what is good,

Titus 2:3

Likewise, older women are to be sanctified in demeanor—not backbiting or enslaved to much wine. Let them be teachers of what is good,

James 1:16

Do not be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters.

James 1:19

Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—

James 1:25

But the one who looks intently into the perfect Torah, the Torah that gives freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer who forgets but a doer who acts—he shall be blessed in what he does.

James 2:8

If, however, you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

James 5:10

As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:7

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rain.

James 5:9

Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the doors.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all lashon ha-ra .