18 Bible Verses about Judging Others

then the Scribes and Pharisees brought a woman surprized in adultery; and when they had set her in the middle of the assembly, they said to him, master, this woman was actually taken in adultery. now Moses has ordain'd in the law, that such criminals should be stoned: but what is your opinion?read more.
they said this only to ensnare him, that they might have some accusation against him. but Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground. and as they pressed him to answer, he rais'd himself, and said to them, he that is without sin among you, let him be the first that throws a stone at her. then stooping down again, he wrote on the ground. but they who heard that, being convicted by their own conscience, they all went old and young one after another, so that Jesus was left alone with the woman, who still kept her place. then Jesus raising himself, and seeing none but the woman there, he said to her, woman, where are your accusers? hath no man condemned thee? Lord, said she, no man. and Jesus said to her, neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

Then one of the company said to him, order my brother to give me my share of our inheritance. but Jesus answer'd him, who made me a judge, or an arbitrator between you?

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

you pass sentence according to your passions: I pass sentence on no man; and yet if I did judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I am with the father who has sent me.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. for according as ye judge others, ye shall be judged yourselves: the measure you mete, shall be measured to you again. why do you observe the mote that is in your brother's eye, and not consider the beam that is in your own eye?read more.
with what assurance can you say, brother, let me take that mote out of your eye; when there is such an apparent beam in your own eye? thou hypocrite, first get rid of the beam in your own eye; and then see how to remove the mote out of thy brother's eye.

don't judge others, and you shall not be judged: condemn not, and you shall not be condemned: forgive, and you shall be forgiven. give and you shall receive: they shall pour into your lap good measure, well pressed, heap'd up, and running over. for in the measure you deal with others, you shall be dealt with yourselves. And by way of comparison he said to them, can the blind lead the blind without tumbling both into the ditch?read more.
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. How comes it, that you can see the mote in your brother's eye, and not see the beam that is in your own eye? or how can you say to your brother, brother, let me take out the mote, that is in your eye, when you your self don't discern the beam that is in your own eye? hypocrite, first remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.

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. but we know that the judgment of God against those who commit such crimes, is just. do you think then, O man, who do what you condemn in others, that you shall escape the judgment of God?

A weak convert receive as a friend without regard to any difference of opinion. for one makes no difficulty of eating all sorts of food: another is so scrupulous, he lives upon herbs. 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.read more.
who art thou that judgest the domestick of another? his staying or removal depends solely upon his master: yea, he shall be fixed: for God is able to establish him. one man thinks one day fitter for religious worship than another: another thinks every day alike. let every man follow the persuasion of his own mind. he that observes a day, and he that obobserves it not, act both from a sense of duty. he that eats, consisiders it as the bounty of his Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that forbeareth to eat, considers his forbearance as enjoined by his Lord, and giveth God thanks for the rest. for we neither live, nor die, as if we were our own masters. if we live, our life is appropriated to the Lord; and if we die, we die as his servants: whether we live therefore or die, we are the Lord's. for to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. why then dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou think contemptibly of thy brother? since we shall all of us be brought before the judgment-seat of Christ. for it is written, "as I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God." Since then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God; let us not judge one another any more: but rather come to this determination, not to put a stumbling-block, or any thing in a brother's way, that may make him fall.

Let no man therefore condemn you for meats or drinks, or in respect of feasts, or new moons, or sabbaths:

My brethren, let not your christian profession be accompanied with partiality. when any one, adorn'd with a gold ring, and a splendid dress, enters into your assembly; and a poor man comes in meanly habited: if you should respectfully say to the suit of fine cloths, sit you there, that's for quality; and to the poor man, stand thou there, or place your self at my feet:read more.
have not you made an arbitrary distinction, don't your judgments flow from a vicious principle?

Don't, my brethren, treat one another with detraction. he that reflects upon his brother, and censures his brother, reflects upon the law, and censures the law: if you censure the law, instead of obeying it, you set up for a judge. there is but one legislator, and judge, he that has the power of life and death: who art thou, to pass sentence upon another?

for what have I to do to judge those who are without the church; but are not you to judge those that are within? those that are without, God will judge. therefore expel the libertine from your community.

we have it from all quarters, that incest is practis'd among you, and such as is not among the Gentiles, that of a man's having his father's wife. this you have made a matter of levity, instead of being concern'd in discarding him that has done such an action. as for me, though I am absent in person, yet being present by my authority, with regard to him that has committed this fact, I am come to the same resolution, as if I was present,read more.
that is, when you are assembled, and I virtually there, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver him up to satan, to suffer corporal punishment, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

When any controversy arises among you, will any one presume to appeal to the Gentiles, and not to Christians? don't you know that these are to judge the world? if the world is to be judg'd by you, are not you qualify'd to decide your petty causes? don't you know that we shall be judges of angels? much more then of the affairs of life?read more.
if then you have the cognizance of such matters, why do ye set those to judge who are despised by the church? I speak it to your shame. what, is there not a man of experience amongst you, capable of being arbitrator between his brethren? but when a contest arises, you must refer the decision to infidels?

Beware of false prophets, who to outward appearance are sheep, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. you will know them by their fruits: do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.read more.
a good tree cannot produce bad fruit: neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit. every tree that doth not yield good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. by their fruits then shall ye know them.

I solemnly protest, no man shall hinder me of this applause, in the regions of Achaia. why so? is it because I love you not? far otherwise, God knows. but this I do, and shall do, to make them drop their hire, who are so bent upon hire: and then indeed they will be as they pretend to be, like me.read more.
for these are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguised so as to pass for true apostles. and no wonder; for satan himself may put on the appearance of an angel of light. therefore it is not strange if his agents are so disguised as to appear like ministers of the gospel; but their end shall be answerable to their actions.

be upon your guard against snarlers, against the contrivances of the crafty, against the spurious breed;