Bible Verses About Judging People
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for judging people, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 332 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 People
Matthew 7:1-565 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Luke 6:3756 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
John 7:2444 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
James 4:11-1230 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.
Matthew 7:120 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Romans 16:17-1819 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Romans 2:318 votes
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Proverbs 10:1816 votes
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Matthew 7:1514 votes
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Luke 12:5714 votes
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Romans 2:1-314 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.
Romans 6:2311 votes
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 4:3-511 votes
But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
What does the Bible say about judging people?
Readers most often cite Matthew 7:1-5 on the subject of judging people. Across 332 votes, 13 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 6:37, John 7:24, James 4:11-12. This page lists all 13 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.