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
"Judge not and ye shall not be judged. Condemn not: and ye shall not be condemned. Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.
Romans 2:1
Therefore art thou inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou be that judgest. For in the same wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself. For thou that judgest doest even the same self things.
Romans 14:3
Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not. And let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth. For God hath received him.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

Speaketh evil of the law

Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant, except the law had said, "Thou shalt not lust."

A doer

James 1:22
And see that ye be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves with sophistry.
Romans 2:13
For before God they are not righteous which hear the law: but the doers of the law shall be justified.

General references

Exodus 20:16
"Thou shalt bear no false witness against thy neighbor.
Matthew 7:1
Judge not, that ye be not judged.