Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Holman Bible
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
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.'
Themes
Appearances » Deceitful » To men who look on the outward only
Appearances » Outward » To men who look on the outward only
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles
Outward appearance » To men who look on the outward only
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:24
Verse Info
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?
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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.