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
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Luke 6:37
don't judge others, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven.
Romans 2:1
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art, that condemnest another, for by condemning them, you condemn yourself; since you that condemn them, do the same things.
Romans 14:3
let not him that eateth, despise him that does not; and let not him that refrains, pass censure on him that eateth: for God hath received him.
1 Corinthians 4:5
therefore suspend your judgment till the Lord comes, who will bring to light the secrets of darkness, and expose the counsels of mens hearts: and then shall every man have his due reward from God.

Speaketh evil of the law

Romans 7:7
Do we then conclude, that the law is the cause of sin? by no means; but I should not have had such a notion of sin, had it not been for the law: for I should not have known concupiscence was a sin, unless the law had said, "thou shalt not covet."

A doer

James 1:22
Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:
Romans 2:13
for not the bare hearers of the law, but they who observe the law, are such as shall be justified, before God.

General references

Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.