Bible Verses About Judging Others
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for judging others, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 61,125 votes, led by Matthew 7:1-5. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Judging Others
Matthew 7:1-55,462 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Luke 6:374,190 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
John 7:243,476 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
James 4:11-123,041 votes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
James 4:122,318 votes
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Romans 2:1-31,876 votes
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
Matthew 7:11,512 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Ephesians 4:291,396 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Romans 14:1-131,282 votes
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
John 8:71,280 votes
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Matthew 7:51,176 votes
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew 7:1-21,137 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Matthew 7:1-29854 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Galatians 6:1793 votes
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Titus 3:2-7761 votes
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
James 1:26750 votes
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Proverbs 31:9732 votes
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
1 Corinthians 2:15615 votes
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Luke 6:37-42612 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
John 3:17596 votes
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
2 Corinthians 5:10573 votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Leviticus 19:15560 votes
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Luke 6:31555 votes
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Matthew 6:14-15523 votes
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
James 4:11493 votes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
What does the Bible say about judging others?
Readers most often cite Matthew 7:1-5 on the subject of judging others. Across 61,125 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 6:37, John 7:24, James 4:11-12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.