Cross Reference JAMES 2:10 FOR WHOSOEVER SHALL KEEP THE WHOLE LAW AND YET OFFEND IN ONE POINT HE IS GUILTY OF ALL

{James 2:10} For 1063 whosoever 3748 shall keep y5083 z5692 x5038 the x3588 whole 3650 law, 3551 and x1161 yet y1161 offend 4417 z5692 in 1722 one 1520 [point], he is 1096 z5754 guilty 1777 of all. 3956

For:
While the Jews taught that "he who transgresses all the precepts of the law has broken the yoke, dissolved the covenant, and exposed the law to contempt; and so has he done who has only broken one precept;" they also taught, "that he who observed any principal command was equal to him who kept the whole law," and gave for an example the forsaking of idolatry. To correct this false doctrine was the object James had in view.

whosoever:
"Cursedª ° [be] he that¹ confirmethª ° not¹ [all]¹ the wordsª of this¹ lawª to doª ° them. And all¹ the peopleª shall say,ª ° Amen.ª" {Deu 27:26} + "Forª verilyª I sayª ° unto you,ª Tillª ² heavenª andª earthª pass,ª ° oneª jotª orª oneª tittleª shall in no wiseª passª ° fromª the¹ law,ª tillª ² allª be fulfilled.ª ° ... Whosoeverª ª thereforeª shall breakª ° oneª of theseª leastª commandments,ª andª shall teachª ° menª so,ª he shall be calledª ° the leastª inª the¹ kingdomª of heaven:ª butª whosoeverª ª shall doª ° andª teachª ° [them], the sameª shall be calledª ° greatª inª the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 5:18-19} + "Forª as many asª areª ° ofª the worksª of the lawª areª ° underª the curse:ª forª it is written,ª ° Cursedª [is] every oneª thatª continuethª ° notª inª all thingsª which² are writtenª ° inª the¹ bookª of the¹ lawª to doª ° them.ª" {Gal 3:10}