Bible Verses About Judging
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for judging, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,932 votes, led by John 7:24. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Judging
John 7:24231 votes
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Luke 6:37215 votes
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Matthew 7:1-5174 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
James 4:11-12105 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 7:183 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Romans 2:381 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?
1 Corinthians 5:1257 votes
For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?
Matthew 7:552 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.
James 4:1242 votes
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Romans 2:1-339 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.
1 Corinthians 2:1537 votes
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Titus 3:236 votes
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
James 1:2636 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.
Galatians 6:135 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.
Matthew 7:1-230 votes
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
John 3:1730 votes
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
John 8:728 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.
James 4:1128 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.
Romans 16:17-1827 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
Leviticus 19:1526 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.
1 Corinthians 6:1-2025 votes
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
1 John 4:125 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Matthew 7:3-523 votes
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Romans 2:123 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.
2 Corinthians 5:1023 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.
What does the Bible say about judging?
Readers most often cite John 7:24 on the subject of judging. Across 1,932 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 6:37, Matthew 7:1-5, 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.