judge not
Withhold your condemnation
Judge not is a biblical injunction against condemning others, from the fuller phrase "judge not, lest ye be judged." Used as a reminder to withhold criticism or moral condemnation: Judge not—you don't know what she's been through.
The phrase carries religious overtones but appears in secular contexts as a call for tolerance or humility about one's own flaws.
- forgiveCease to blame
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- turn the other cheekRefuse to retaliate
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
grace · acceptance · love thy neighbor · lest · hypocrite · speck · plank · criticism · stone · casting · without sin · righteous · Sermon on the Mount · sermon · mount · golden rule · humility · understanding
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
- Jesus' teachingsSermon on the Mount, beatitudes, Beatitudes, love your enemies, Lord's Prayer
- Scripture PhrasesJohn 3:16, Lord's Prayer, Our Father, Ten Commandments, Beatitudes
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- Christian virtuesvirtues, cardinal virtues, theological virtues, faithfulness, chastity
- hypocrisyhypocrisy, hypocrite, sanctimony, two-faced, self-righteousness
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Declare wrong or guilty
judge · pass judgment · condemnation · cast the first stone · censure
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Smug moral superiority
holier-than-thou · judgmental · sanctimony · moral superiority · condescension
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Sermons emphasizing damnation
fire and brimstone · righteous judgment · divine judgment · an eye for an eye · separate the wheat from the chaff
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