This “Judge Not” Verse Is Used to Shut You Down
The verse “Judge not, that you be not judged” (Matthew 7:1) is frequently misused to silence moral discourse, but Jesus was not forbidding all judgment or discernment. Instead, He was specifically condemning hypocrisy and self-righteousness, warning against judging others while ignoring one’s own faults. The context of the passage clarifies that Jesus addresses those who spot the “speck” in a brother’s eye …
