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Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Do not nurse hatred in your heart for any of your relatives. Confront people directly so you will not be held guilty for their sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, and so not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Do not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not harbor hatred against your brother. Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't hold grudges. On the other hand, it's wrong not to correct someone who needs correcting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Never hate another Israelite. Be sure to correct your neighbor so that you will not be guilty of sinning along with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"Do not bear a grudge against others, but settle your differences with them, so that you will not commit a sin because of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"You are not to hate your relative in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor if you must, but you are not to incur guilt on account of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You do not hate your brother in your heart; you certainly reprove your fellow, and do not permit sin on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: rebuking, thou shalt rebuke thy neighbor, and thou shalt not take sin upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but reprove him openly, lest you have sin over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You shall not hate any of your kindred in your heart. Reprove your neighbor openly so that you do not incur sin because of that person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not hate your brother in your heart; but you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbor, lost you incur sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not hate your brother in your heart but certainly you shall reprove your neighbor, that you will not bear sin because of him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbour, and not bear sin because of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, so thou shalt not bear sin on his account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5086" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Love Your Neighbor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: ṯiś·nā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">harbor hatred</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">against your brother</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">in your heart.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: hō·w·ḵê·aḥ (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">Directly</a> <a href="/hebrew/3198.htm" title="3198: tō·w·ḵî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To decide, adjudge, prove. A primitive root; to be right; reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict.">rebuke</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5997.htm" title="5997: ‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An associate, fellow, relation. From a primitive root meaning to associate; companionship; hence a comrade or kindred man.">your neighbor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so that you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ṯiś·śā (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">incur</a> <a href="/hebrew/2399.htm" title="2399: ḥêṭ (N-ms) -- A sin. From chata'; a crime or its penalty.">guilt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on account of him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1</a></span><br />Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5-6</a></span><br />Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. / The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Luke 17:3</a></span><br />Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-19.htm">James 5:19-20</a></span><br />My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, / consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-15.htm">1 John 3:15</a></span><br />Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm">Ephesians 4:26</a></span><br />“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Matthew 5:22-24</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell. / So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, / leave your gift there before the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-12.htm">1 Corinthians 5:12-13</a></span><br />What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? / God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-15.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:15</a></span><br />Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-8.htm">Proverbs 9:8</a></span><br />Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-23.htm">Proverbs 28:23</a></span><br />He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm">1 Timothy 5:20</a></span><br />But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></span><br />Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin on him.</p><p class="hdg">hate</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-41.htm">Genesis 27:41</a></b></br> And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Proverbs 26:24-26</a></b></br> He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_john/2-9.htm">1 John 2:9,11</a></b></br> He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now… </p><p class="hdg">rebuke</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Psalm 141:5</a></b></br> Let the righteous smite me; <i>it shall be</i> a kindness: and let him reprove me; <i>it shall be</i> an excellent oil, <i>which</i> shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also <i>shall be</i> in their calamities.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-8.htm">Proverbs 9:8</a></b></br> Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5,6</a></b></br> Open rebuke <i>is</i> better than secret love… </p><p class="hdg">and not suffer sin upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/1-32.htm">Romans 1:32</a></b></br> Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a></b></br> And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">1 Timothy 5:22</a></b></br> Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm">Account</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/titus/1-12.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/genesis/43-3.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/luke/7-42.htm">Frankly</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-16.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/exodus/36-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-7.htm">Incur</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/genesis/43-3.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/revelation/3-19.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Share</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-13.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-44.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/19-28.htm">Account</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Countryman</a> <a href="/numbers/22-37.htm">Earnestly</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-19.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/luke/7-42.htm">Frankly</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-21.htm">Guilt</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-12.htm">Incur</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Neighbor</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-9.htm">Protest</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Rebuke</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Reprove</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-9.htm">Share</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-22.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/11-2.htm">Stopped</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-16.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Israelite community, "brother" referred to fellow Israelites, highlighting the importance of maintaining unity and love within the covenant community. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus expands the concept of "neighbor" to include all people (<a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Matthew 5:21-22</a>, <a href="/matthew/22-39.htm">Matthew 22:39</a>). The prohibition against harboring hatred aligns with the broader biblical theme of love and reconciliation, as seen in 1 <a href="/john/3-15.htm">John 3:15</a>, which equates hatred with murder. The heart is central in biblical anthropology, often seen as the seat of emotions and intentions (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). This command calls for self-examination and the cultivation of a heart aligned with God's love and justice.<p><b>Directly rebuke your neighbor,</b><br>The directive to rebuke a neighbor underscores the importance of addressing sin and wrongdoing within the community. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, maintaining communal holiness was vital, as the community's collective relationship with God was at stake. This practice of direct confrontation is also seen in the New Testament, where Jesus instructs believers to address offenses directly with the person involved (<a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a>). The goal of rebuke is not condemnation but restoration and reconciliation, reflecting God's desire for His people to live in harmony and righteousness. <a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Proverbs 27:5-6</a> highlights the value of open rebuke over hidden love, emphasizing the constructive role of correction in relationships.<p><b>so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.</b><br>This phrase highlights the communal responsibility within the covenant community. Failing to address a neighbor's sin could result in shared guilt, as the community was seen as a collective entity before God. This reflects the interconnectedness of the Israelites, where individual actions could impact the entire community's standing with God. The concept of shared guilt is seen in other parts of the Old Testament, such as the sin of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where one person's sin brought consequences upon the whole nation. This principle underscores the importance of accountability and mutual responsibility among God's people, encouraging proactive engagement in each other's spiritual well-being.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, receiving the Law through Moses as they journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who received the Law from God on Mount Sinai and communicated it to the Israelites.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The destination of the Israelites, a land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, representing a place of blessing and fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_love_and_honesty.htm">The Call to Love and Honesty</a></b><br>God commands us to love our neighbors genuinely, which includes being honest and direct when addressing wrongs. This prevents bitterness and promotes healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_harboring_hatred.htm">The Danger of Harboring Hatred</a></b><br>Holding onto hatred can lead to sin and guilt. It is crucial to address issues openly to maintain a pure heart and right standing with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_accountability.htm">The Importance of Community Accountability</a></b><br>Addressing sin within the community is vital for maintaining holiness and unity. It reflects God's desire for His people to live in harmony and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_rebuke_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Rebuke in Spiritual Growth</a></b><br>Constructive rebuke, when done in love, can lead to personal and communal growth. It is an opportunity for repentance and strengthening relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_balance_of_truth_and_grace.htm">The Balance of Truth and Grace</a></b><br>While truth must be spoken, it should always be coupled with grace and love, reflecting the character of Christ in our interactions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_address_someone_who_wronged_you.htm">How should you address someone who has wronged you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_hate.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on hate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_pagans.htm">How should you address someone who has wronged you?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_meanness.htm">What does the Bible say about mean-spiritedness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart.</span>--From the outward acts denounced in the preceding verse, the legislator now passes to inward feelings. Whatever wrong our neighbour has inflicted upon us, we are not to harbour hatred against him.<p><span class= "bld">Thou shalt in any wise rebuke.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">thou shalt by all means, </span>or <span class= "ital">thou shalt freely rebuke him. </span>If he has done wrong he is to be reproved, and the wrong is to be brought home to him by expostulation. In illustration of this precept the Jewish canonists remark, "when any man sinneth against another he must not inwardly hate him and keep silence, as it is said of the wicked, 'And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon' (<a href="/2_samuel/13-22.htm" title="And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.">2Samuel 13:22</a>); but he is commanded to make it known unto him, and to say, 'Why hast thou done thus unto me?'" Similar is the admonition of Christ, "If thy brother sin against thee rebuke him, and if he repent forgive him" (<a href="/luke/17-3.htm" title="Take heed to yourselves: If your brother trespass against you, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.">Luke 17:3</a>).<p><span class= "bld">And not suffer sin upon him.</span>--Better <span class= "ital">so that thou bear not sin on his account. </span>That is, by not reproving him, but harbouring inward hatred towards the offender, we not only become partakers of his offence, but incur the sin of bearing secret ill-will (<a href="/romans/1-32.htm" title="Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.">Romans 1:32</a>; <a href="/ephesians/4-26.htm" title="Be you angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down on your wrath:">Ephesians 4:26</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm" title="Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.">1Timothy 5:20</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm" title="Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep yourself pure.">1Timothy 5:22</a>). According to the spiritual authorities during the second Temple, however, this clause denotes, "but thou shalt bear no sin by reason of it," as the Authorised Version translates this phrase in <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm" title="And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall you pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest you die.">Numbers 18:32</a>; that is, "execute the duty of reproof in such a manner that thou dost not incur sin by it," which they explain in the following manner: "Even if the reproof is ineffectual the first time, it must be repeated over and over again, but the rebuker must desist as soon as he sees blushes on the offender's face, for it shows that the reproofs have made an impression. Every step taken by the one who reproves, after the offender has thus indicated by his countenance that he realises the offence, is an unnecessary humiliation, and hence brings sin upon him who rebukes by reason of it." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - On the one side we are not to <span class="cmt_word">hate our brother in our heart,</span> whatever wrongs he may commit; but on the other side, we are <span class="cmt_word">in any wise to rebuke our neighbour</span> for his wrong doing. So our Lord teaches, "if thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him" (<a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Luke 17:3</a>); and he appoints a solemn mode of procedure, by which this fraternal rebuke is to be conveyed in his Church: "If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the Church; but if he neglect to hear the Church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican" (<a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a>). Therefore St. Paul warns his delegates, Timothy and Titus, "Them that sin rebuke before all" (<a href="/1_timothy/5-20.htm">1 Timothy 5:20</a>). "Reprove, rebuke" (<a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a>). "Rebuke them sharply" (<a href="/titus/1-13.htm">Titus 1:13</a>). "Rebuke with all authority" (<a href="/titus/2-15.htm">Titus 2:15</a>). By withholding reproof in a bitter spirit, or from a feeling of cowardice, we may become partakers of other men's sins. Whoever fails to rebuke his neighbour when he ought to do so, <span class="accented">bears sin on his account</span> (the more correct and less ambiguous rendering of the words translated in the Authorized Version, <span class="cmt_word">suffer sin upon him</span>, cf. <a href="/numbers/18-22.htm">Numbers 18:22, 32</a>). God's people are their brothers' keepers (<a href="/genesis/4-9.htm">Genesis 4:9</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harbor hatred</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׂנָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against your brother</span><br /><span class="heb">אָחִ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Directly</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹכֵ֤חַ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḵê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rebuke</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ḵî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3198.htm">Strong's 3198: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your neighbor,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·mî·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5997.htm">Strong's 5997: </a> </span><span class="str2">Companionship, a comrade, kindred man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incur</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשָּׂ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">guilt</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵֽטְא׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2399.htm">Strong's 2399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A crime, its penalty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on account of him.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-17.htm">Leviticus 19:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-17.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:17 You shall not hate your brother (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>