Top 14 Bible Verses On Judging People

Update on by Pastor Jack Wellman

It’s so easy to judge others and have others judge us, but we can be wrong, so here are the top 14 Bible verses about judging people from Scripture.

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Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
- Romans 2:1-2
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For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?
- 1 Corinthians 5:12
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The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one.
- 1 Corinthians 2:15
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And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
- John 8:7
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For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
- 1 Peter 4:17
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Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.
- Matthew 7:4-5
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Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
- James 5:9
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Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is only one lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
- James 4:11-12
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Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
- John 7:24
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“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven;
- Luke 6:37
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Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Reespect what is right in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY,” says the Lord.
- Romans 12:17-19
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But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7
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Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.
- Matthew 7:1-2
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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
- John 3:17
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Total Quotes Found: 14

5 Stories From The Bible About Judging People

Here are 5 stories from the Bible about judging people.

Judge Not

Jesus told us, “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1).  God alone is the judge.  When we see our brother or sister living in what we think is a minor sin, but we’ve got a log beam in our own eye (Matthew 7:3-4) we can’t see well enough to judge others of things of a lessor nature.   Our own (bigger) sin is impeding our eyesight, so we’re in no position to judge someone who’s got a speck in their eye.

Judging by Appearances

Our temptation is to judge by what we see on the outside, but how often we’ve been wrong.  Jesus tells us, “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment” (John 7:24).  God does not choose by what’s on the outside or by appearances, but by what’s in the heart.  We would never have chosen the young teen David to go up against Goliath, but God saw David’s heart and knew that he was exactly the right man.

Jesus’ Power

When we speak negatively against our brother or sister, in a sense, we’re judging them.  James wrote, “Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.  The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law” (James 4:11a).  By speaking evil about someone, we judge that someone; and when we judge that someone, we judge the law. We take the law into our own hands, appointing ourselves as judge, jury, and executioner. 

Hypocrisy

People are turned off by hypocrisy. When they see a politician say that they won’t raise taxes, but then they do, people become angry because they broke their word, but if we are doing something that is sinful and accuse someone else of the same thing, we also become hypocrites.  The Apostle Paul asked, “Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God” (Rom 2:3)?  God is no respecter of persons and we will all have to face the judgement of God (2 Corinthians 5:10).  Better to trust in Christ today and have your judgment placed upon Him.

Benefit of the Doubt

I heard one old preacher say the only exercise some Christians get is to stretch the truth and jump to conclusions, and maybe he’s right.  The loving thing to do is to give people the benefit of the doubt since love believes all things (1 Corinthians 13:7). Jesus asked, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does” (John 7:51)?  Since we don’t do that in a legal court of law, we shouldn’t do it with other people.  We need to make sure we have all the facts.

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