Leviticus 19:17

Leviticus 19:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

Context of Leviticus 19:17

15‘You shall not do injustice in judgment; you shall not show partiality to the poor nor give preference to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly. 16You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people; and you are not to jeopardize the life of your neighbor. I am the Lord. ‘You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him. 18You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. 19‘You are to keep My statutes. You shall not cross-breed two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor wear a garment of two kinds of material mixed together.

Leviticus 19:17 word by word

לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃Read the interlinear

• shall not hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• your fellowאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• in your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• may certainlyיָכַחyâkach · to rebukeH3198
• your neighborעָמִית‛âmîyth · neighborH5997
• but you are not to incurנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: guiltH5375
• sinחֵטְאchêţ' · sinH2399
• becauseעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:17

• Genesis 27:41So Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
• Proverbs 26:24One who hates disguises it with his lips, But he harbors deceit in his heart.
• 1 John 2:9The one who says that he is in the Light and yet hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now.
• 1 John 3:12not as Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And for what reason did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil, but his brother’s were righteous.
• Psalms 141:5May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.
• Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you; Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.
• Proverbs 27:5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed.
• Matthew 18:15“Now if your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
• Luke 17:3Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.
• Galatians 2:11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
• Galatians 6:1Brothers and sisters, even if a person is caught in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual are to restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you are not tempted as well.
• Ephesians 5:11Do not participate in the useless deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;
• 1 Timothy 5:20Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.
• 2 Timothy 4:2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.
• Romans 1:32and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.
• 1 Corinthians 5:2You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother - Thou shalt not only not do him any kind of evil, but thou shalt harbor no hatred in thy heart towards him. On the contrary, thou shalt love him as thyself, Leviticus 19:18. Many persons suppose, from misunderstanding our Lord's words, John 13:34, A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another, etc., that loving our neighbor as ourselves was first instituted under the Gospel. This verse shows the opinion to be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Not suffer sin upon him - Rather, not hear sin on his account; that is, either by bearing secret ill-will Ephesians 4:26, or by encouraging him to sin in withholding due rebuke Romans 1:32.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17your brother in your heart: The Hebrew term can refer to any fellow Israelite. All of Israel was one family (compare 1 John 3:15). Directly rebuke: Love does not mean ignoring wrong actions. Correcting someone can help them change.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour--Instead of cherishing latent feelings of malice or meditating purposes of revenge against a person who has committed an insult or injury against them, God's people were taught to remonstrate with the offender and endeavor, by calm and kindly reason, to bring him to a sense of his fault. not suffer sin upon him--literally, "that ye may not participate in his sin."Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:17

• Brother
• Hatred
• Malice
• Neighbor
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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