Leviticus 19:18

Leviticus 19:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:18

16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah. 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him. Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah. 19My statutes shall ye observe. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with another sort; thou shalt not sow thy field with seed of two sorts; and a garment woven of two materials shall not come upon thee. 20And if a man lie with a woman for copulation, and she is a bondwoman betrothed to a husband, but not at all ransomed, nor hath freedom been given to her, there shall be a chastisement: they shall not be put to death, for she was not free.

Leviticus 19:18 word by word

לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• avengeנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:18

• Exodus 23:4— If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.
• Deuteronomy 32:25From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror — Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.
• Proverbs 20:22Say not, I will recompense evil: wait on Jehovah, and he shall save thee.
• Matthew 5:43Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy.
• Romans 12:17recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before all men:
• Romans 13:4for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.
• Ephesians 4:31Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice;
• Colossians 3:8But now, put off, ye also, all [these] things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
• 1 Peter 2:1Laying aside therefore all malice and all guile and hypocrisies and envyings and all evil speakings,
• Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Matthew 22:39And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Mark 12:31And a second like it [is] this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.
• Luke 10:27But he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thine understanding; and thy neighbour as thyself.
• Romans 13:9For, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not lust; and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
• Galatians 5:14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18love your neighbor as yourself: This is a key principle in biblical ethics found in both the Old and New Testaments (see Matt 22:39; Mark 12:31; Luke 10:27; Romans 13:8–9; Galatians 5:14; James 2:8). It includes loving foreigners (Leviticus 19:34; compare Luke 10:30–37). In contrast, hate can lead to grudges and violence (see 1 John 2:10–11; 4:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself--The word "neighbour" is used as synonymous with "fellow creature." The Israelites in a later age restricted its meaning as applicable only to their own countrymen. This narrow interpretation was refuted by our Lord in a beautiful parable (Lu 10:30-37).Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:18

• Duty
• Golden Rule
• Love
• Malice
• Neighbor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Retaliation
• Revenge

In the dictionaries

• Corner
• Dead
• Deal
• Divers
• Gender
• Husband
• Mar
• Prostitute
• Reap
• Rebuke

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings