1 "Don’t judge others, so that you won’t be judged. 2 For whatever standard you use to judge others will be used to judge you, and whatever measurement you use to measure others will be used to measure you. 3 Why do you see the speck that’s in your brother’s eye? Don’t you notice the plank that’s in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take out that speck from your eye’ when you have a plank in your own eye? 5 You’re being hypocritical! First get rid of the plank that’s in your own eye. Then you’ll be able to see clearly to take out the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 Don’t give dogs what’s holy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs. That way the pigs won’t trample them underfoot, and the dogs won’t turn and attack you.
15 Watch out for false prophets who come wearing sheep’s clothing, but who on the inside are vicious wolves. 16 You can recognize them by their fruits.7:16. In other words, you can recognize them by the results of what they do. Do people harvest grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?