Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Speaketh evil of the law

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Bible References

And judgeth

Matthew 7:1
Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized.
Luke 6:37
And do not criticize, and ye will, no, not be criticized. And do not condemn, and ye will, no, not be condemned. Forgive, and ye will be forgiven.
Romans 2:1
Therefore, O man, thou are without excuse, every man who judges, for in what thou judge the other man, thou condemn thyself, for the man who judges is doing the same things.
Romans 14:3
The man who eats should not disdain the man who does not eat, and the man who does not eat should not criticize the man who eats, for God has received him.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not judge anything before time, until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make public the deliberations of the hearts. And then praise will come to each man from God.

Speaketh evil of the law

Romans 7:7
What will we say then? The law is sin? May it not happen! Yet I did not know sin except through law. For likewise I would not have known lust, if the law did not say, Thou shall not covet.

A doer

James 1:22
But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Romans 2:13
For the hearers of the law are not righteous with God, but the doers of the law will be made righteous.

General references

Exodus 20:16
Thou shall not bear FALSE witness against thy neighbor.
Matthew 7:1
Do not criticize, that ye may not be criticized.