14 Bible Verses about Criticism, amongst believers

Do not make complaints against each other, brothers, lest you yourselves be condemned. Behold the Judge is standing before the very door!

"Judge not, that you may be judged, yourselves; "for with what judgment you judge, you will be judged, and in what measure you measure, others will measure to you. "And why do you look at the mote in your brother's eye, and fail to notice the beam which is in your own eye?read more.
"Or how will you say to your brother, 'Permit me to remove the mote from your eye,' when, behold, the beam is in your own eye? "Hypocrite! First cast out the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly how to cast the mote out of your brother's eye.

"Do not judge, and you shall not be judged; Do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned; "Pardon, and you shall be pardoned; Give, and gifts shall be given to you; Full measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they shall pour into your bosom. For with what measure you measure, they will measure back to you." He also told them a parable. "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?read more.
"There is no disciple who is above his master; But every one when he is completely trained will be like his master. "And why do you look at the splinter that is in your brother's eye, but never consider the beam that is in your own eye? "Or how can you say to your brother. "Brother, allow me to pull that splinter out of your eye," when you do not see the beam in your own eye? Hypocrite! Take out first the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the splinter from your brother's eye.

Welcome a man of weak faith, but not for the purpose of deciding doubtful points. One man has faith to eat anything; but he whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. He who eats meat must not despise the man who abstains; and let not the man who abstains judge him who eats; for God has received him.read more.
Who are you just that judges the household-servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And stand he will, for his Master has power to make him stand.

nor murmur, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the Destroying Angel.

But if you are always biting and devouring one another, take heed lest you be utterly consumed one by another.

Do everything without grumbling and disputes, that you may become blameless and innocent, the sons of God, without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like stars in a dark world, holding out a message of life. Thus it will be my boast at the day of Christ that I have not run in vain, or toiled for nothing.

Do not be talking against each other, brothers. He who is talking against a brother and condemning his brothers is talking against the Law and condemning the Law. But if you are condemning the Law, you are not a doer of the Law, but a judge. But One is your Lawgiver and Judge??e who is able to save and to destroy. But you, who are you, to be condemning your neighbor?

Now it is required of stewards, that a man be found faithful. But to me it matters very little that I am judged by you, or by any earthly court. Indeed I do not even judge myself; for though I know nothing against myself, yet that does not vindicate me; for he who judges me is the Lord.read more.
So make no hasty judgment until the Lord come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make plain the purpose of men's hearts. Then each man's due praise will come to him from God.

Therefore do not permit any one to sit in judgment on you in regard to what you may eat or drink, or in regard to feast-days or new moons or sabbaths. These were a shadow of things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. Let no man at his will defraud you of your prize through his false humility and worship of the angels, taking his stand on the visions he has seen, and vainly puffed up by his material mind;

"If your brother sins against you, go and show him, between yourself and him alone. If he listens, you have won your brother.

because I am on my guard in this, that no one should blame me, in respect to this bounty which I am administering. For I aim at being above reproach, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

In your teaching be serious and sincere. Let the instruction that you give be sound and above reproach, so that our opponents may be ashamed because they find no evil things to say about us.

Then you will say to me. "Why does he still go on finding fault? Who can withstand his will?" "Nay, but who are you, O man, that replies to God? Shall the thing formed say unto him who formed it, "Why did you do me like this?" Or has not the potter power over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for noble, and another for ignoble uses?