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

16“You are not to go up and down as a talebearer among your people. You are not to endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai. 17“You are not to hate your brother in your heart. Instead, you are to firmly rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. You are not to take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am Adonai. 19“You must keep My statutes. You are not to crossbreed different kinds of animals. You are not to sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor are you to wear a garment woven of two kinds of material. 20“If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave girl, pledged to be married to another man, but not ransomed or given her freedom, they are both to be punished. But they are not to be put to death, because she was not free.

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 find your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you must surely bring it back to him again.
• Deuteronomy 32:25Outside the sword deals death, and inside terror— to both young men and young women, infants, with men of gray hair.
• 2 Samuel 13:22Absalom did not say a word to Amnon, either good or bad, for Absalom hated Amnon because he had raped his sister Tamar.
• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I will pay back evil!” Wait for Adonai, so He may deliver You.
• Matthew 5:43“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
• Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil; give thought to what is good in the eyes of all people.
• Romans 13:4for he is God’s servant to you for your good. But if you do evil, be afraid—for he does not carry the sword for no reason; for he is God’s servant, an avenger who inflicts punishment on the evildoer.
• Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness and rage and anger and quarreling and slander, along with all malice.
• Colossians 3:8But now, set them all aside—anger, rage, malice, slander, and foul language out of your mouth.
• 1 Peter 2:1So get rid of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all lashon ha-ra .
• Matthew 19:19honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
• Matthew 22:39And the second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
• Mark 12:31The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
• Luke 10:27And he replied, “You shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
• Romans 13:9For the commandments—“You shall not commit adultery, you shall not murder, you shall not steal, you shall not covet,” and any other commandment—are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
• Galatians 5:14For the whole Torah can be summed up in a single saying: “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