judge not, that ye be not judged

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Etymology

From the King James Bible of Matthew 7:1-3.

Proverb

judge not, that ye be not judged

  1. One should not criticize others if one is not prepared to be criticized in return.
    Synonym: people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
    • 2001, J. G. Thirlwell, “Heuldoch 7B”, in Flow, performed by Foetus:
      Judge me not lest ye be judged thineself

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