James 4:9-12
English Standard Version
9 (A)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 (B)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 (C)Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.[a] The one who speaks against a brother or (D)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. 12 There is only (E)one lawgiver and (F)judge, he who is able to save and (G)to destroy. But (H)who are you to judge your neighbor?
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- James 4:11 Or brothers and sisters
James 4:9-12
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. 12 There is only one Lawgiver and Judge,(G) the one who is able to save and destroy.(H) But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?(I)
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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