Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

New American Standard Bible

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”

King James Version

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Holman Bible

Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.”

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

American Standard Version

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Amplified

Do not judge by appearance [superficially and arrogantly], but judge fairly and righteously.”

An Understandable Version

Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are."

Anderson New Testament

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Common New Testament

Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment."

Daniel Mace New Testament

judge not according to appearances, but judge according to equity.

Darby Translation

Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Godbey New Testament

Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Goodspeed New Testament

You must not judge so externally; you must judge justly!"

John Wesley New Testament

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

Judge not according to sight, but judge just judgment.

King James 2000

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"

Modern King James verseion

Do not judge according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Judge not after the outer appearance: but judge righteous judgment."

Moffatt New Testament

placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?"

Montgomery New Testament

"Do not judge according to appearance. Judge justly."

NET Bible

Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment."

New Heart English Bible

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

Noyes New Testament

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Sawyer New Testament

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge a righteous judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

Be not judging according to appearance, but, just judgment, be judging,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Judge not by appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Do not judge by appearances; judge justly."

Webster

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Weymouth New Testament

Do not form superficial judgements, but form the judgements that are just."

Williams New Testament

Stop judging superficially; you must judge fairly."

World English Bible

Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

Worrell New Testament

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."

Worsley New Testament

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.

Youngs Literal Translation

judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
κρίνω 
Krino 
Usage: 84

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

κατά 
Kata 
according to, after, against, in, by, daily , as,
Usage: 428

ὄψις 
Opsis 
Usage: 2

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

κρίνω 
Krino 
Usage: 84

δίκαιος 
Dikaios 
Usage: 57

Context Readings

Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles

23 If a child is given circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses may not be broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath? 24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness. 25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?



Cross References

John 8:15

You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

Isaiah 11:3-4

And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

Deuteronomy 1:16-17

And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

Leviticus 19:15

Do no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.

Deuteronomy 16:18-19

You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

Psalm 58:1-2

Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

Psalm 94:20-21

What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

Proverbs 17:15

He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

Proverbs 24:23

These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

Isaiah 5:23

Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

James 2:1

My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.

James 2:4

Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

James 2:9

But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.

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