Leviticus 19:17

Do not hate your brother in your heart. You must honestly rebuke your neighbor so as not to share in sin because of him.

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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

16Do not walk around spreading slander among your people, but seek to protect your neighbor's life. I am Yahweh.

18Do not take vengeance or hold any grudge against any of your people, but instead love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:41Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing that his father had given him. Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are near; after that I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Nehemiah 13:17Then I confronted the leaders of Judah, “What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day?

Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; 1 reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 1

Proverbs 27:5Better is an open rebuke 1 than hidden love. 1

Luke 17:3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.

1 Corinthians 5:2You are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you.

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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