²⁴ Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”^(A)

⁹ But if you show favoritism,^(A) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.^(B)

Favoritism Forbidden

2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious^(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.^(B)

¹⁵ You judge by human standards;^(A) I pass judgment on no one.^(B)

Further Sayings of the Wise

²³ These also are sayings of the wise:^(A)

⁴ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges^(A) with evil thoughts?

Psalm 58^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b]