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Leviticus 25:17
17Be honest with each other and respect God. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.
Context of Leviticus 25:17
15The person who is selling the land will decide the price. He must count the number of years until the next Jubilee year. 16When there are many years, the price must be big. When there are few years, the price must be small. The number of years that the land will give food to eat is what is important. Be honest with each other and respect God. I am the Lord your God. 18The people must obey God's rules. If they do, they will be safe. 19You will be able to grow food on the land. And the people will have plenty to eat. They will be safe.
Read all of Leviticus 25Leviticus 25:17 word by word
וְלֹ֤א תוֹנוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־עֲמִית֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖אתָ מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 25:17
- Leviticus 25:14If the people buy and sell land from each other, they must be honest with each other.
- Leviticus 25:43You must be kind to all Israelites. Remember to obey your God.
- Leviticus 19:14You must not speak bad words against a person who is deaf. You must not put something in front of a blind person, to make them fall down. I am the Lord. Obey me.
- Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, ‘I did it because I was afraid. I thought, “The people here do not respect God. They will kill me so that they can take my wife from me.”
- Genesis 22:12The angel said, ‘Do not hurt the boy! Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you respect God and you obey him. Isaac is your only son and you agreed to offer him to me as a sacrifice. You did not try to keep him safe.’
- Genesis 39:9No one has more authority in this house than I do. My master keeps nothing from me, except you. That is because you are his wife. I could not do such a bad thing. I could not do a sin that is against God.’
- Genesis 42:18On the third day Joseph said to them, ‘Do what I say. Then you will stay alive, because I respect God.
- Exodus 20:20Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid. God has come to test you. He wants you to respect him and to obey him. Then you will not do things that are wrong.’
- Deuteronomy 25:18They attacked you when you were tired and weak. They killed all the people who were walking slowly at the back of your group. They were not afraid of God.
- 1 Samuel 12:24But you must respect and obey the Lord. You must serve him faithfully with all your strength. Remember the great things that he has done for you.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7Respect the Lord's authority. Be careful to do your job well. The Lord our God is always fair. So be fair to everyone, whoever they are. Do not cheat people. Do not accept bribes.’
- Nehemiah 5:9Then I said to them, ‘You are doing something that is completely wrong. Instead, you should obey God and live in a good way. Then the foreign people who are our enemies will not have a chance to insult us.
- Psalms 19:9It is right for us to respect the Lord. That will always help us. The laws of the Lord are true. They are right and fair.
- Proverbs 1:7If you want to know how to live in a good way, you must first learn to respect the Lord with fear. Fools refuse to listen to wise teaching.
- Jeremiah 22:16He did what was right for people who were poor and helpless. So people were happy. That is how people who know me should live.’ That is what the Lord says.
- Malachi 3:5At that time, I will come among you as your judge. I will speak clearly against those who have done wrong things. I will punish the magicians, the adulterers and those who tell lies against other people. I will punish those people who are cruel to their workers, or they deceive widows or children who have no family. And I will punish those who do not help foreigners who live among them. People who do those things show that they do not respect me.’ That is what the Lord Almighty says.
Commentaries on Leviticus 25:17
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The word "jubilee" signifies a peculiarly animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of atonement; for the proclamation of gospel liberty and salvation results from the sacrifice of the Redeemer. It was provided that the lands should not be sold away from their families. They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and then returned to the owner or his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-17The Year of Jubilee occurred every fiftieth year, releasing people from obligations and slavery. This year was also a Sabbath year, meaning no farming took place. Some scholars believe the forty-ninth year was both a Sabbath (seventh) and Jubilee (fiftieth) year. Counting fifty years would place the Year of Jubilee right after the seventh Sabbath year, leading to two years without harvests. During each Year of Jubilee, the land returned to the original…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Ye shall not oppress one another, but thou shalt fear thy God--This, which is the same as Le 25:14, related to the sale or purchase of possessions and the duty of paying an honest and equitable regard, on both sides, to the limited period during which the bargain could stand. The object of the legislator was, as far as possible, to maintain the original order of families, and an equality of condition among the people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 25
- 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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