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 you may not be judged yourselves;
Luke 6:37
Also, judge not, and you will not be judged yourselves: condemn not, and you will not be condemned: pardon, and you will be pardoned yourselves:
Romans 2:1
Therefore you are inexcusable, whoever you are, if you pose as a judge, for in judging another you condemn yourself; you, the judge, do the very same things yourself.
Romans 14:3
The eater must not look down upon the non-eater, and the non-eater must not criticize the eater, for God has welcomed him.
1 Corinthians 4:5
So do not criticize at all; the hour of reckoning has still to come, when the Lord will come to bring dark secrets to the light and to reveal life's inner aims and motives. Then each of us will get his meed of praise from God.

Speaketh evil of the law

Romans 7:7
What follows, then? That 'the Law is equivalent to sin'? Never! Why, had it not been for the Law, I would never have known what sin meant! Thus I would never have known what it is to covet, unless the Law had said, You must not covet.

A doer

James 1:22
Act on the Word, instead of merely listening to it and deluding yourselves.
Romans 2:13
For it is not the hearers of the Law who are just in the eyes of God, it is those who obey the Law who will be acquitted,

General references

Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that you may not be judged yourselves;