# What Does the Bible Say About Judging Others And Anger? **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [September 29, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-does-the-bible-say-about-judging-others-and-anger/1699 "2026-09-29T16:58:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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When Jesus says “judge not” in Matthew 7, He gives the log-and-speck illustration, which assumes you’ll help with the speck, after some self-examination. Paul’s “be angry and don’t sin” in Ephesians 4 works the same way. He adds “don’t let the sun go down on your anger” because anger held overnight becomes a foothold. Righteous anger grieves over real wrong, like Jesus at the temple. Sinful anger defends my ego and demands its own way. The verse that convicts me most here is James 1:20: “the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.” When I catch myself judging someone harshly, a flash of temper follows within seconds, because both come from the same place: putting myself in God’s seat. What helps is asking, “Am I grieved by this, or just offended?” Grief leads me to pray for the person, and offense leads me to condemn them. Scripture does call us to discernment (like [this one](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-is-the-gift-of-discernment/1696)). 1 Corinthians 5 even commands the church to address sin, but with restoration as the goal, Galatians 6:1 says “in a spirit of gentleness.” --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.victoriousinprayer.com/t/what-does-the-bible-say-about-judging-others-and-anger/1699)._