Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Matthew 7:4 - Y'all Version Bible Or how can you tell your sibling, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when there is a beam is in your own eye? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Or how can you say to your brother, Let me get the tiny particle out of your eye, when there is the beam of timber in your own eye? American Standard Version (1901) Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye? Common English Bible How can you say to your brother or sister, ‘Let me take the splinter out of your eye,’ when there’s a log in your eye? Catholic Public Domain Version Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the splinter from your eye,' while, behold, a board is in your own eye? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Or how sayest thou to thy brother: Let me cast the mote out of thy eye; and behold a beam is in thy own eye? |
Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Why do you see the speck in your sibling’s eye, but don’t notice the beam in your own eye?
You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your sibling’s eye.
How can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the log from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck in your brother’s eye.