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Leviticus 19:17
17“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.
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“Do not twist justice in legal matters by favoring the poor or being partial to the rich and powerful. Always judge people fairly. 16“Do not spread slanderous gossip among your people. “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s life is threatened. I am the Lord. “Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin. 18“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against a fellow Israelite, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. 19“You must obey all my decrees. “Do not mate two different kinds of animals. Do not plant your field with two different kinds of seed. Do not wear clothing woven from two different kinds of thread.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:17 word by word
לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:17
- Genesis 27:41From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
- Proverbs 26:24People may cover their hatred with pleasant words, but they’re deceiving you.
- 1 John 2:9If anyone claims, “I am living in the light,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is still living in darkness.
- 1 John 3:12We must not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because Cain had been doing what was evil, and his brother had been doing what was righteous.
- Psalms 141:5Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it. But I pray constantly against the wicked and their deeds.
- Proverbs 9:8So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
- Proverbs 27:5An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
- Matthew 18:15“If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the offense. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.
- Luke 17:3So watch yourselves! “If another believer sins, rebuke that person; then if there is repentance, forgive.
- Galatians 2:11But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him to his face, for what he did was very wrong.
- Galatians 6:1Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself.
- Ephesians 5:11Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
- 1 Timothy 5:20Those who sin should be reprimanded in front of the whole church; this will serve as a strong warning to others.
- 2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
- Romans 1:32They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
- 1 Corinthians 5:2You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.
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
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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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