John 7: 24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. So would it be safe to say that judging by appearances is unrighteous judgment? We judge by appearances all the time and don't give a second thought as to how ungodly it is. If you look at the context in which this verse is set, you'll see what erroneous conclusions this unrighteous judgment can come to. Jesus was being judged as being an evil doer because He healed a man on the Sabbath.