James 4:9-12 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

9. Be sad, cry, and weep! Change your laughter into crying. Change your joy into sadness.

10. Humble yourself before the Lord, and he will honor you.

11. Brothers, do not say bad things about each other. If you say bad things about your brother in Christ or judge him, then you are saying bad things about the law he follows. You are also judging the law he follows. And when you are judging the law, you are not a follower of the law. You have become a judge!

12. God is the only One who makes laws, and he is the only Judge. He is the only One who can save and destroy. So it is not right for you to judge your neighbor.

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