Leviticus 19:16

+ 19:16. Lev 19:16-18 (#9.561): T. Not to gossip nor slander / R. Not to speak derogatorily of others R. Consider: “Evil talk kills three people: the speaker, the listener, and the one who is spoken of” - The Lubavitcher Rebbe / R. Consider: “Before you speak, you are the master of your words. After you speak, your words master you” (Talmud, Erachin 15A) “‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. + 19:16. Lev 19:16-18 (#6.392): Not to stand by idly when life is in danger Directive: Consider that this command also says to “not gossip nor slander” “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Adonai.

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In The King James Version

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

In Context

15+ 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.586): T. Not to do injustice in a judgment / R. A judge must not pervert justice “‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.587): Not to take pity on a poor man when judging You shall not be partial to the poor, + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.588): Not to show favoritism toward an important or wealthy man when judging nor show favoritism to the great; + 19:15. Lev 19:15 (#10.589): T. To impart equal justice by not favoring one party over the other in disputes / R. To judge righteously but you shall judge your neighbor uprightly.

17+ 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.393): T. Not to hate your brother in your heart / R. Not to hate fellow Jews “‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.394): T. You are to rebuke and reprove your neighbor and thereby not bear a sin because of him / R. To rebuke and reprove a sinner + 19:17. Lev 19:17 (Lev 19:17-18) (#6.395): T. This command is not found in the straightforward text, it is implied by not incurring guilt of sin due to hatred or grudge against your neighbor / R. Not to shame or embarrass any person of Israel You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear crime deserving peanlty, sin ·missing the goal· because of him.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:16+ 20:16. Ex 20:16; Deut 5:20 [Heb Bible Ex 20:14; Deut 5:20] (#9.546): Not to testify falsely against your neighbor “You shall not give false witness + 20:16. Quoted in Matt 19:18-19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20 against your neighbor.

Exodus 23:7+ 23:7. Ex 23:7 (Ex 23:6-9, 23:1-3) (#9.556): T. Do not commit fraud ·deception / wrongful criminal accusation for personal or financial gain· and do not cause the death of the innocent or the upright / R. The court must not execute anybody on circumstantial evidence, but on the evidence of two eye witnesses “Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous: for I will not justify the wicked.

Psalms 50:20You sit and speak against your brother. 2 You slander your own mother’s son. 1

Proverbs 10:18He who hides hatred has lying lips. 2 He who utters a slander is a fool. 1

Proverbs 20:19He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; 2 therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips. 1

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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