John 7:24 · KJV
“Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.”
— John 7:24
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? {that...: or, without breaking the law of Moses}
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
John 7 — Context
Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
23If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? {that...: or, without breaking the law of Moses}
24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
25Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
26But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
Cross References
Isaiah 11:3-4
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: {quick...: Heb. scent or, smell}
James 2:9
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
John 8:15
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
Proverbs 17:15
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 24:23
These {things} also {belong} to the wise. {It is} not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
James 2:1
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, {the Lord} of glory, with respect of persons.
Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: {but} in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
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.