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Leviticus 19:11
11You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules.
Leviticus 19:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not steal. “ ‘Do not lie. “ ‘Do not deceive one another.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.
Context of Leviticus 19:11
9When a person cuts the plants in his field, he must not cut to the edge of the field. He must not pick up what he drops. 10If a person grows fruit to make wine, he must not pick all the fruit. He must not pick up the fruit that drops. The fruit that drops is for the poor people. And it is for those who are foreign. I am the Lord your God. You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules. 12You must not use the name of your God to say a promise. This will make my name unclean. I am the Lord. 13You must not rob another person. You must not keep a slave's money until the morning.
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לֹ֖א תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ וְלֹֽא־תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:11
- Leviticus 6:2‘A person may take something that is not his. Or he may find it and keep it. He may tell his friend that he has not taken it. He might not give him the correct price for something. But then he is not obeying the Lord.
- Exodus 20:15You must not take another person's things for yourself.
- Exodus 22:1Perhaps someone may take another person's cow or sheep for himself. He may kill it or he may sell it. As punishment, he must pay the owner five cows for each cow that he has taken. He must pay four sheep for each sheep that he has taken.
- Deuteronomy 5:19You must not take another person's things for yourself.
- Jeremiah 6:13‘They all cheat other people to get what they want. Important people and ordinary people do that. Prophets and priests do that. They love to deceive people.
- Jeremiah 7:9You rob people. You murder people. You have sex with someone else's wife or husband. You tell lies in court when you have promised to tell the truth. You offer sacrifices to the false god, Baal. You serve other gods that you never knew before.
- Zechariah 5:3Then the angel said to me, ‘The words on the paper tell about bad events for the whole earth. This will be in future years. On one side of the paper, it says that a man must not rob anyone. If he does, people will send him away from his own country. On the other side of the paper, it says that a man must not speak false words. If he does, people will send him away from his own country.
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things that you should do. Speak true words to each other. Leaders, be fair to all people.
- 1 Corinthians 6:8Instead, you yourselves hurt other people, and you even rob them. And those other people are believers like you!
- Ephesians 4:28Any of you who robbed people before must now stop taking things. Instead, you should work hard with your own hands. Then you will be able to share what you have with people who are poor.
- 1 Kings 13:18The old prophet then said, ‘I am also a prophet, as you are. An angel gave me a message from the Lord. He said, “Bring the man back with you to your house. There, he can eat some food and drink some water.” ’ But what the old prophet said was a lie.
- Psalms 101:7People who deceive others or who tell lies will not have a place in my home.
- Psalms 116:11I was confused and I said, ‘Everybody tells lies.’
- Jeremiah 9:3The Lord says, ‘The tongues of these people speak lies, like the bows of soldiers shoot arrows. They have become powerful in the land, but they have used lies to do that. They do more and more evil things, and they do not respect me.
- Acts 5:3Peter said to Ananias, ‘Ananias, Satan wanted you to tell a lie and you have obeyed him. You have told a lie to the Holy Spirit. That is a bad thing to do! You sold your field, but you did not give us all the money. You kept part of it for yourselves.
- Romans 3:4No, certainly it does not mean that! God will always do what he says. He will always say what is true, even if everyone in the world should tell lies. This is what is written in the Bible: ‘Your message is true. It shows that you are right. People may say that you are wrong. But it will always be clear that you are right.’
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Ye shall not steal, etc. - See the notes on Exodus 20:15.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 Leviticus 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Leviticus 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion of might into right. In Leviticus 19:13 “defraud” should rather be, oppress.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11A society that does not respect the property of others would quickly collapse. Exodus 20:15 prohibited stealing. Those who deceived or cheated had to present a guilt offering (see Leviticus 6:2–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1611-16. Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others. In opposition to these bad habits, a spirit of humanity and brotherly kindness is strongly…Read the comment
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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
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