Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Stop judging by appearances, but judge with righteous judgment!"
American Standard Version
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Do not make judgments based [merely] on how things look, but make judgments on how they really are."
Anderson New Testament
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Bible in Basic English
Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.
Common New Testament
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment."
Daniel Mace New Testament
judge not according to appearances, but judge according to equity.
Darby Translation
Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.
Godbey New Testament
Judge not according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.
Goodspeed New Testament
You must not judge so externally; you must judge justly!"
John Wesley New Testament
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
Judge not according to sight, but judge just judgment.
King James 2000
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"
Modern King James verseion
Do not judge according to sight, but judge righteous judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Judge not after the outer appearance: but judge righteous judgment."
Moffatt New Testament
placed after 5:47] The Jews were amazed, saying, "How can this uneducated fellow manage to read?"
Montgomery New Testament
"Do not judge according to appearance. Judge justly."
NET Bible
Do not judge according to external appearance, but judge with proper judgment."
New Heart English Bible
Do not judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
Noyes New Testament
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Sawyer New Testament
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge a righteous judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
Be not judging according to appearance, but, just judgment, be judging,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Judge not by appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not judge by appearances; judge justly."
Webster
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not form superficial judgements, but form the judgements that are just."
Williams New Testament
Stop judging superficially; you must judge fairly."
World English Bible
Don't judge according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
Worrell New Testament
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment."
Worsley New Testament
Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.
Youngs Literal Translation
judge not according to appearance, but the righteous judgment judge.'
Themes
Appearances » Deceitful » To men who look on the outward only
Appearances » Outward » To men who look on the outward only
Jesus Christ » History of » Teaches in jerusalem at the feast of tabernacles
Outward appearance » To men who look on the outward only
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 7:24
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Context Readings
Jesus At The Feast Of Tabernacles
23 If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be loosed, are ye angry with me because I made a man entirely well on a Sabbath? 24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 25 Therefore some of the Jerusalemites said, Is not this he whom they seek to kill?
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Cross References
John 8:15
Ye judge according to the flesh. I judge no man.
Isaiah 11:3-4
And his delight shall be in the fear of LORD. And he shall not judge according to the sight of his eyes, nor decide according to the hearing of his ears,
Deuteronomy 1:16-17
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner who is with him.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
Thou shall make judges and officers for thee in all thy gates, which LORD thy God gives thee, according to thy tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Psalm 58:1-2
Do ye indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Psalm 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalm 94:20-21
Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by statute?
Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies a wicked man, and he who condemns a righteous man, both of them alike are an abomination to LORD.
Proverbs 24:23
These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Isaiah 5:23
who justify the wicked for rewards, and take away the justice of the righteous man from him!
James 2:1
My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism.
James 2:4
then are ye not partial among yourselves, and become judges from evil thoughts?
James 2:9
But if ye respect personages, ye work sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.