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Jam 5:9 — Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Grudge not		or, Groan not, or, grieve not. Jam 4:11; Lev 19:18; Psa 59:15; Mar 6:19; *marg:; 2Cr 9:7; Gal 5:14,26; 1Pe 4:9
lest		Mat 6:14,15; Mat 7:1,2
the judge		Gen 4:7; Mat 24:33; 1Cr 4:5; 1Cr 10:11; Rev 3:20

Correlating Passages

Grudge not

	Jam 4:11	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.
	Lev 19:18	Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.
	Psa 59:15	Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied.
	Mar 6:19	Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
	2Cr 9:7	Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
	Gal 5:14	For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
	Gal 5:26	Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
	1Pe 4:9	Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

lest

	Mat 6:14	For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
	Mat 6:15	But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
	Mat 7:1	Judge not, that ye be not judged.
	Mat 7:2	For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

the judge

	Gen 4:7	If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
	Mat 24:33	So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors.
	1Cr 4:5	Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
	1Cr 10:11	Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
	Rev 3:20	Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

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Scott, Thomas. "James 5:9," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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