James 2:4

Partiality Forbidden

³ If you give special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Please take this seat," but you say to the poor man, "Stand over there" or "Sit on the floor at my feet," ⁴ then you will have made false distinctions among yourselves and will have judged from evil motives, will you not? ⁵ Listen, my dear brothers! God has chosen the poor in the world to become rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who keep on loving him, has he not?

Little Faith

John 7:24

Stop judging by appearances, but judge with righteous judgment!"

Job 21:27

"Look! I know your thoughts, your plans are going to harm me.

Job 34:19

Who isn't partial to princes? Who doesn't give preference to the nobles over the poor? Nevertheless, all of them are his handiwork.

Psalm 58:1

How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?

Psalm 82:2

"How long will you judge partially by showing favor on the wicked? Interlude

Psalm 109:31

for he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to deliver him from his accusers. A Davidic psalm

Malachi 2:9

"So I also made you despised, humiliating you before all of the people, because you aren't following my ways and are showing partiality when you teach."

Matthew 7:1-5

"Stop judging, so that you won't be judged,

James 1:1-27

From: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. To: The twelve tribes in the Dispersion. Greetings.

James 4:11

Do not criticize each other, brothers. Whoever makes it his habit to criticize his brother or to judge his brother is judging the Law and condemning the Law. But if you condemn the Law, you are not a practicer of the Law but its judge.