Jas James, chapter Epistle of James, chapter 4

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Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. Mat 7:1

James 4:11 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

AFINT (Exp US) Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. The one who speaks against a brother or passes judgment on his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not living under the law but setting yourself up as its judge.

AFINT (Lit US) Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of the law.

ASV Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

BSB Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

DRA Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

EMTV Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. He who speaks evil against a brother and judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. And if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

FBV Friends, don't speak badly of one another. Anyone who criticizes a fellow-believer and condemns them, criticizes and condemns the law. If you condemn the law you're not someone who keeps the law, because you're sitting in judgment of it.

GNV Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.

LSV Do not speak against one another, brothers; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, speaks against law, and judges law, and if you judge law, you are not a doer of law but a judge.

MSB Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother and judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

NASB Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. The one who speaks against a brother or sister, or judges his brother or sister, speaks against the law and judges the law; but if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge of it. NASB 2020

NIV (US) Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

NMV Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaks evil of [his] brother, and his brother, speaks evil of the law, and the law: but if youi judge the law, youi are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

OJB Do not speak lashon hora against an Ach b'Moshiach. The one speaking against an Ach b'Moshiach or setting himself up as a shofet (judge) of his Ach b'Moshiach speaks against the Torah and sets himself up as shofet of the Torah. Now if the Torah you judge, you are not Shomrei HaTorah but a shofet.

TCENT Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. He who speaks evil against a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. Now if yoʋ judge the law, yoʋ are not a doer of the law but a judge.

T4T My fellow believers, stop saying evil things about one another, because those who say something evil about a fellow believer and are therefore condemning one who is like a brother to them are really speaking against the law that God gave us to obey. In this law, God commanded [MTY] us to love others, and those who say evil things about fellow believers, it is as though they are saying that we do not have to do what God commanded. If you (sg) say that you do not have to do what God commanded, you (sg) are not obeying God’s law. Instead, you (sg) are claiming that you have the authority to condemn others.

WEB (UK) Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Не злословьте друг друга, братия: кто злословит брата или судит брата своего, тот злословит закон и судит закон; а если ты судишь закон, то ты не исполнитель закона, но судья.

РСП (юбил.) Не злословьте друг друга, братья: кто злословит брата или судит брата своего, тот злословит закон и судит закон; а если ты судишь закон, то ты не исполнитель закона, но судья.

НРП Братья, не говорите друг о друге плохо. Кто говорит плохо о брате или судит его, тот говорит плохо о Законе и судит этот Закон. А когда человек судит Закон, то он уже не исполнитель Закона, а судья.

Заокская (Кулаков) Перестаньте наговаривать друг на друга, братья. Кто хулит брата своего или осуждает его, тот о Законе злословит, Закон осуждает. А если судишь ты Закон, то уже не исполняешь его, а в заносчивости своей становишься судьей над ним.

ВП Братья, не говорите друг о друге плохо. Кто говорит плохо о брате или судит его, тот говорит плохо о Законе Всевышнего и судит этот Закон. А когда человек судит Закон, то он уже не исполнитель Закона, а судья.

ВП-А Братья, не говорите друг о друге плохо. Кто говорит плохо о брате или судит его, тот говорит плохо о Законе Аллаха и судит этот Закон. А когда человек судит Закон, то он уже не исполнитель Закона, а судья.

СП (БЛ) Братья и сёстры, перестаньте злословить против друг друга. Кто обижает брата своего или осуждает его, тот оскорбляет и осуждает закон. А если ты осуждаешь закон, то ты не исполнитель закона, а судья.

Десницкий Не наговаривайте друг на друга, братья. Кто наговаривает на брата или его осуждает, тот наговаривает на Закон и его осуждает – а если ты осуждаешь Закон, ты уже его не исполняешь, ты ставишь себя над ним судьей.

Кассиан Не злословьте друг друга, братья. Злословящий брата или судящий брата своего злословит Закон. Если же ты судишь Закон, ты не исполнитель Закона, но судья.