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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - James 4:7-12

(7) Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (8) Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. (9) Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. (10) Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (11) Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - James 4:11

Detract not one another, (nor judge rashly) brethren. Though he spoke so much against the evils of the tongue, he give them a special admonition against the vice of detraction, so common in the world, as also against rash judgments, which happen so frequently where there are dissensions and divisions. He that detracteth, judgeth, and rashly condemneth his brother, may be said to detract and judge the law, inasmuch as he seem to contemn and condemn the law, by which these sins are forbidden;... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11-17

11-17 Our lips must be governed by the law of kindness, as well as truth and justice. Christians are brethren. And to break God's commands, is to speak evil of them, and to judge them, as if they laid too great a restraint upon us. We have the law of God, which is a rule to all; let us not presume to set up our own notions and opinions as a rule to those about us, and let us be careful that we be not condemned of the Lord. "Go to now," is a call to any one to consider his conduct as being... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - James 4:1-99

James 4 THE LAST NOTE struck, as we closed chapter 3 was that of peace. The first note of chapter 4 is the exact opposite, that of war. What lay behind the peace was the purity that is the first mark of the wisdom that is from above. So now we discover that what lies behind the wars and fightings, which are so common among the professed people of God, is the impure lust of the human heart, the lust connected with that wisdom which is earthly, sensual, devilish. You will notice that the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - James 4:11-12

Against uncharitable judging: v. 11. 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. v. 12. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; who art thou that judgest another? The humility which is required of Christians will show itself not only in their behavior toward God, but also toward their neighbor.... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - James 4:4-17

VIII. SIXTH ADMONITIONEXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE ADDRESSED TO THE JEWISH CHRISTIANS AND THE JEWS IN REFERENCE TO THEIR BEING ON THE WAY TO APOSTASY. THEY ARE ADDRESSED AS (RELIGIOUS) ADULTERERS AND ADULTERESSES, AS APOSTATES. THEIR FRIENDSHIP OF THE WORLD, WHICH IS THE CAUSE OF THEIR IMPENDING APOSTASY, THEY WERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS ENMITY OF GOD, TO REPENT OF IT AND TO RETURN FROM THEIR WORLDLY RUNNING AND WANDERING TO THE QUIETNESS OF A CONDUCT MARKED BY HUMILITY AND RESIGNATION TO THE DIVINE... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - James 4:11-17

“If the Lord Will” James 4:11-17 When we speak evil of another, we usurp the functions of the only lawgiver and judge. If that other is endeavoring to model his life by the law, to speak evil of him is to question not his action alone, but the law he is trying to observe. Let us turn the light in upon ourselves and be merciless in self-criticism, while merciful to all others. When you see another doing wrong, always ask yourself whether the same evil is not hiding in your own character. Do... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - James 4:1-17

The writer now dealt with the effect of faith on character. Everything depends on desire. To attempt to satisfy a natural desire without reference to God is futile, and issues in internal conflict and outward warfare and strife. The writer inquired, "Doth the Spirit which He made to dwell in us long unto envying?" It is self-evident that the Spirit of God does not create desire which issues in envying. The divine corrective of such a condition is, first, that God "giveth more grace . . . to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11

‘He 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.’ And one reason why no man should speak against another and set himself up as judge is because by doing so they are speaking against the Law and judging the Law. But we might ask, why should that be so? And the answer is, because of what the Law teaches which by their activities they are refuting. He has told us, for example,... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11-12

A Warning Against Being Judges Of Others And Thus Pre-empting God (James 4:11-12 a). The passage commences with a warning. Aware that his strong words and his appeal to repentance could now result in some members of the church judging others James issues a strong warning against their doing so. We can compare here Matthew 7:1-6. As Jesus says there it is one thing to seek to help one another, as they should, but it will be quite another to issue harsh and hypocritical judgments. For the one... read more

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - James 4:7-12

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - James 4:11

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11-17

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - James 4:1-99

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - James 4:11-12

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - James 4:4-17

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - James 4:11-17

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - James 4:1-17

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - James 4:11-12

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