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Speak not one against another (μη καταλαλειτε αλληλων). Prohibition against such a habit or a command to quit doing it, with μη an…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. It is not known to whom the apostle here particularly refers, nor is it necessary to know. It is …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Speak not evil . . .—Do not “back-bite,” as the same word is translated in Romans 1:30 and [Reference 2 Corinthians 12:20…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
If you cease to think what is evil, you will also cease to speak evil. If I speak evil of my brother, I have condemned the law which commands me to…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The prohibition introducing this verse is more accurately translated “Do not speak against one another” rather than “Do not slander” (GK 2895). To …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Speak not evil, or, defame not. We see how much labor James takes in correcting the lust for slandering. For hypocrisy is always …
John Gill
JohnGill
Speak not evil one of another, brethren
The apostle here returns to his former subject, concerning the vices of the …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Our lips must be governed by the law of kindne , as well as truth and justice. Christians are brothers and sisters. And to break God's commands is …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson