Leviticus 19:15

Leviticus 19:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty. In righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

Context of Leviticus 19:15

13Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am Yhwh. Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am Yhwh. 17Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

Leviticus 19:15 word by word

לֹא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ עָ֙וֶל֙ בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹא־תִשָּׂ֣א פְנֵי־דָ֔ל וְלֹ֥א תֶהְדַּ֖ר פְּנֵ֣י גָד֑וֹל בְּצֶ֖דֶק תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט עֲמִיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Ye shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• no unrighteousnessעָ֫וֶל‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766
• in judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• thou shalt not respectנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• the personפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
• of the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• nor honourהָדַרhâdar · to honorH1921
• the personפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• of the mightyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• in righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664
• shalt thou judgeשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• thy neighbourעָמִית‛âmîyth · neighborH5997

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:15

• Leviticus 19:35Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
• Exodus 18:21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
• Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
• Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
• Deuteronomy 16:19Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 25:13Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.
• Deuteronomy 27:19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
• 2 Chronicles 19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Yhwh, who is with you in the judgment.
• Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
• Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
• Proverbs 24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
• James 2:6But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15In a legal case, judges were not to favor either the poor or the rich. Justice had to come first at all times (see Exodus 23:3, 6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1611-16. Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others. In opposition to these bad habits, a spirit of humanity and brotherly kindness is strongly…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:15

• Injustice
• Judge
• Justice
• Poor
• Rulers

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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