The King James Version Bible

John 7:24

Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Cross References

  1. Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
  2. And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
  3. And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
  4. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
  5. Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
  6. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
  7. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
  8. Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
  9. He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
  10. These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
  11. Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
  12. My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
  13. Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
  14. But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.