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James 4:9-11
New King James Version
James 4:9-11
New King James Version
9 (A)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (B)Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Do Not Judge a Brother
11 (C)Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother (D)and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
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James 4:9-11
New International Version
James 4:9-11
New International Version
9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.(A) 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(B)
11 Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another.(C) Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister[a] or judges them(D) speaks against the law(E) and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it,(F) but sitting in judgment on it.
Footnotes
- James 4:11 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.
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