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

16Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord. 17“Never hate another Israelite. Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him. Never get revenge. Never hold a grudge against any of your people. Instead, love your neighbor as you love yourself. I am the Lord. 19“Obey my laws. Never crossbreed different kinds of animals. Never plant two kinds of crops in your field. Never wear clothes made from two kinds of material. 20“If a man has sexual intercourse with a female slave who is engaged to another man and if her freedom was never bought or given to her, they should not be put to death. He will only pay a fine because she is a slave.

Leviticus 19:18 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not avengeנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• nor bear any grudgeנָטַרnâţar · to keepH5201
• against the childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• but thou shalt loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• thy neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• as thyselfכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:18

• Exodus 23:4“Whenever you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering loose, be sure to take it back to him.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Foreign wars will kill off their children, and even at home there will be horrors. Young men and young women alike will die as well as nursing babies and gray-haired men.
• 2 Samuel 13:22Absalom wouldn’t speak at all to Amnon. He hated Amnon for raping his sister Tamar.
• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I’ll get even with you!” Wait for the Lord, and he will save you.
• Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’
• Romans 12:17Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you. Focus your thoughts on those things that are considered noble.
• Romans 13:4The government is God’s servant working for your good. But if you do what is wrong, you should be afraid. The government has the right to carry out the death sentence. It is God’s servant, an avenger to execute God’s anger on anyone who does what is wrong.
• Ephesians 4:31Get rid of your bitterness, hot tempers, anger, loud quarreling, cursing, and hatred.
• Colossians 3:8Also get rid of your anger, hot tempers, hatred, cursing, obscene language, and all similar sins.
• 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander.
• Matthew 19:19Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• Matthew 22:39The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’
• Mark 12:31The second most important commandment is this: ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
• Luke 10:27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”
• Romans 13:9The commandments, “Never commit adultery; never murder; never steal; never have wrong desires,” and every other commandment are summed up in this statement: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”
• Galatians 5:14All of Moses’ Teachings are summarized in a single statement, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

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

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• 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