Matthew 7:1-5

“Do not judge, or you will be judged. For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 7 · Words of Christ are set in red.

7 songs meet this passage

  • Signs (Live at Abbey Road Studios, 6/12/19) · Tesla

    strains against Matthew 7:1-5

    The narrator judges the landowner's harshness, but does so with the same condemning tone Jesus warns against; the song doesn't notice its own irony here.

  • “Have you come here to play Jesus?”

    One · U2

    strains against Matthew 7:1-2

    The lyric exposes a posture of self-righteous judgment over another's brokenness, something Jesus warns against taking upon ourselves.

  • “Before you judge me, try hard to love me”

    Childhood · Michael Jackson

    resonates with Matthew 7:1-2

    His appeal for compassion instead of judgment reflects Jesus's own warning against quick condemnation of others' pain.

  • “You hate that when you look at me, you halfway see yourself”

    I'm The Problem · Morgan Wallen

    resonates with Matthew 7:3-5

    The accusation that she sees her own flaws in him lands close to Jesus' warning about pointing out a speck while missing the plank.

  • “there is no innocent one in this game for two”

    Sorry · Justin Bieber

    strains against Matthew 7:3-5

    Jesus calls for examining your own fault first; this line spreads blame evenly rather than owning personal responsibility.

  • “I'm starting with the man in the mirror”

    Man in the Mirror (2012 Remaster) · Michael Jackson

    resonates with Matthew 7:3-5

    Jesus' teaching on removing the plank from one's own eye before judging others parallels the song's call to self-examination before trying to change the world.

  • Everyone's a Little Bit Racist · Avenue Q

    resonates with Matthew 7:3-5

    The song's invitation to notice the speck of prejudice in oneself before judging others mirrors Jesus' teaching about self-examination before criticizing others.

Elsewhere in Matthew 7