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Leviticus 19:17

Don't hold onto hateful feelings towards others. Talk honestly with your neighbors, so that you don't sin because of them.

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In The King James Version

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

In Context

16Don't go around spreading false rumors about people. Don't keep quiet when the lives of others are at risk. I am the Lord.

18Don't look for revenge or hold a grudge against anybody, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41From then on Esau hated Jacob because of his father's blessing. Esau said to himself, “Soon the time will come when I'll mourn my father's death. Then I'll kill my brother Jacob!”

Nehemiah 13:17Some people from Tyre who lived in Jerusalem were bringing in fish and all kinds of things and they were selling them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah in Jerusalem.

Proverbs 9:8So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.

Proverbs 27:5Open criticism is better than hidden love.

Luke 17:3So take care what you do. If your brother sins, warn him; and if he repents, forgive him.

1 Corinthians 5:2You are so proud of yourselves! Shouldn't you have wept with sadness, and excluded the man who did this?

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:12-19

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 13 Thou 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. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord . 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the… Read the whole commentary →

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