James 4:8-12

English Standard Version

^8 (A)Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^(B)Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and ^(C)purify your hearts, ^(D)you double-minded. ^9 (E)Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. ^10 (F)Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

^11 (G)Do not speak evil against one another, brothers.^[a] The one who speaks against a brother or ^(H)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 ^(I)one lawgiver and ^(J)judge, he who is able to save and ^(K)to destroy. But ^(L)who are you to judge your neighbor?