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James 2:10
And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.
James 2:10 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
James 2:10 in other translations
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Whoever keeps the whole law but stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
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In context
7 Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?
8 If then you fulfil the royal law, according to the scriptures: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.
9 But if you have respect to persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors.
10 And whosoever shall keep the whole law, but offend in one point, is become guilty of all.
11 For he that said: Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also: Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou do not commit adultery, but shalt kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye and so do, as being to be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy. And mercy exalteth itself above judgment.
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