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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:18

16“ ‘Do not go about spreading slander among your people. “ ‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord. 17“ ‘Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. “ ‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. 19“ ‘Keep my decrees. “ ‘Do not mate different kinds of animals. “ ‘Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. “ ‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material. 20“ ‘If a man sleeps with a female slave who is promised to another man but who has not been ransomed or given her freedom, there must be due punishment. Yet they are not to be put to death, because she had not been freed.

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“If you come across your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to return it.
• Deuteronomy 32:25In the street the sword will make them childless; in their homes terror will reign. The young men and young women will perish, the infants and those with gray hair.
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.
• Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
• Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
• Romans 13:4For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
• Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
• Colossians 3:8But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
• 1 Peter 2:1Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.
• Matthew 19:19honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Matthew 22:39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
• Mark 12:31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
• Luke 10:27He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Romans 13:9The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Galatians 5:14For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as 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

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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