Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the LORD your God. New Living Translation Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your God. English Standard Version You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the LORD your God. Berean Standard Bible Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. King James Bible Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. New King James Version Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. New American Standard Bible So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. NASB 1995 ‘So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. NASB 1977 ‘So you shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. Legacy Standard Bible So you shall not mistreat one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am Yahweh your God. Amplified Bible You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God [with profound reverence]; for I am the LORD your God. Christian Standard Bible You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am the LORD your God. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are not to cheat one another, but fear your God, for I am Yahweh your God.” American Standard Version And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God. Contemporary English Version I am the LORD your God, so obey me and don't cheat anyone. English Revised Version And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never take advantage of each other. Fear your God, because I am the LORD your God. Good News Translation Do not cheat an Israelite, but obey the LORD your God. International Standard Version No one is to cheat his neighbor. Instead, you are to fear your God, because I am the LORD your God. Majority Standard Bible Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. NET Bible No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, but you must fear your God, because I am the LORD your God. New Heart English Bible You shall not wrong one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God. Webster's Bible Translation Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. World English Bible You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am Yahweh your God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you do not oppress one another, and you have been afraid of your God; for I [am] your God YHWH. Young's Literal Translation and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I am Jehovah your God. Smith's Literal Translation And ye shall not oppress each his neighbor; and thou shalt fear thy God: for I Jehovah your God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDo not afflict your countrymen, but let every one fear his God: because I am the Lord your God. Catholic Public Domain Version Do be willing to afflict your countrymen, but let each one fear his God. For I am the Lord your God. New American Bible Do not deal unfairly with one another, then; but stand in fear of your God. I, the LORD, am your God. New Revised Standard Version You shall not cheat one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not therefore defraud one another; but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall not cheat any man his brother, and be in awe of your God, because I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let not a man oppress his neighbour, and thou shalt fear the Lord thy God: I am the Lord thy God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Return of Property…16You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests. 17Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. Cross References Matthew 7:12 In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets. James 2:8 If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. Romans 13:10 Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. Galatians 5:14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. / Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. ... Deuteronomy 24:14-15 Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns. / You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Proverbs 3:29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you. Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Zechariah 7:9-10 “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’ Exodus 22:21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Exodus 23:9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. Treasury of Scripture You shall not therefore oppress one another; but you shall fear your God: for I am the LORD your God. shall not Leviticus 25:14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: fear Leviticus 25:43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. Leviticus 19:14,32 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD… Genesis 20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. Jump to Previous Advantage Afraid Fear Oppress WrongJump to Next Advantage Afraid Fear Oppress WrongLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. The jubilee in the fiftieth year 14. Of oppression 18. A blessing of obedience 23. The redemption of land 29. Of houses 35. Compassion to the poor 39. The usage of bondmen 47. The redemption of servants Do not take advantage The Hebrew root for "take advantage" is "yanah," which means to oppress or exploit. In the context of Leviticus, this command is part of the larger Jubilee laws, which emphasize economic justice and social equity. The Israelites were reminded not to exploit their fellow countrymen, especially during times of financial difficulty. This principle underscores the importance of treating others with fairness and integrity, reflecting God's justice and compassion. of one another but fear your God for I am the LORD your God But thou shalt fear thy God--who pleads the cause of the oppressed, and avenges every injustice. (See Leviticus 19:14.) Hebrew Do notוְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no take advantage תוֹנוּ֙ (ṯō·w·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3238: To rage, be violent, to suppress, to maltreat of one אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another, עֲמִית֔וֹ (‘ă·mî·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5997: Companionship, a comrade, kindred man but fear וְיָרֵ֖אתָ (wə·yā·rê·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten your God; מֵֽאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (mê·’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am the LORD יְהֹוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Leviticus 25:17 NIVLeviticus 25:17 NLT Leviticus 25:17 ESV Leviticus 25:17 NASB Leviticus 25:17 KJV Leviticus 25:17 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:17 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:17 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:17 French Bible Leviticus 25:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:17 You shall not wrong one another (Le Lv Lev.) |