James 2:13
Good News Translation
For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgment.

New Revised Standard Version
For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Contemporary English Version
Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!

New American Bible
For the judgment is merciless to one who has not shown mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.

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James 5:4 Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Genesis 42:21 And they talked one to another: We deserve to suffer these things, because we have sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear: therefore is this affliction come upon us.

Judges 1:7 And Adonibezec said: Seventy kings, having their fingers and toes cut off, gathered up the leavings of the meat under my table: as I have done, so hath God requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

Job 22:6-10 For thou hast taken away the pledge of thy brethren without cause, and stripped them naked of their clothing. . . .

Proverbs 21:13 He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.

Isaiah 27:11 Its harvest shall be destroyed with drought, women shall come and teach it: for it is not a wise people, therefore he that made it, shall not have mercy on it: and he that formed it, shall not spare it.

Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 6:15 But if you will not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive you your offences.

Matthew 7:1,2 Judge not, that you may not be judged. . . .

Matthew 18:28-35 But when that servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him an hundred pence: and laying hold of him, he throttled him, saying: Pay what thou owest. . . .

Matthew 25:41-46 Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. . . .

Luke 16:25 And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted and thou art tormented.

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Psalm 85:10 Mercy and truth have met each other: justice and peace have kissed.

Jeremiah 9:24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, for I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and justice in the earth: for these things please me, saith the Lord.

Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them: As I live, saith the Lord God, I desire not the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way, and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways: and why will you die, O house of Israel?

Micah 7:18 Who is a God like to thee, who takest away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritance? he will send his fury in no more, because he delighteth in mercy.

Ephesians 1:6,7 Unto the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he hath graced us, in his beloved son. . . .

Ephesians 2:4-7 But God (who is rich in mercy) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us . . .

1 John 4:8-16,18,19 He that loveth not knoweth not God: for God is charity. . . .

rejoiceth.

Context
A Warning against Favoritism
12So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty. 13For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment. 14What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him?…
Cross References
2 Chronicles 28:11
But hear ye my counsel, and release the captives that you have brought of your brethren, because a great indignation of the Lord hangeth over you.

Proverbs 21:13
He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.

Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor, to increase his own riches, shall himself give to one that is richer, and shall be in need.

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 18:32
Then his lord called him: and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me:

Luke 6:37
Judge not: and you shall not be judged. Condemn not: and you shall not be condemned. Forgive: and you shall be forgiven.

James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

James 2:12
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