John 7:24 “Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.””

John 7:24

Stop judging by outward appearances, and start judging justly.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Don’t judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”

American Standard Version

Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

Geneva Bible 1599

Iudge not according to the appearance, but iudge righteous iudgement.

Darby Translation

Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

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Cross references

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

James 2:9 John 8:15 Proverbs 17:15 Proverbs 24:23 James 2:1 Isaiah 5:23

James 2:9 · BSB

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

John 8:15 · BSB

You judge according to the flesh; I judge no one.

Proverbs 17:15 · BSB

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.

Proverbs 24:23 · BSB

These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

James 2:1 · BSB

My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.

Isaiah 5:23 · BSB

who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.

Also

Leviticus 19:15

Leviticus 19:15 · BSB

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

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