Leviticus 19:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 19:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 19:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 19:18 — World English Bible

Leviticus 19:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:18 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 19:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”

Leviticus 19:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 19:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt not avenge thyself, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:18 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 19:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not auenge, nor be mindful of wrong against ye childre of thy people, but shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:18 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 19:18 in Context — Leviticus 19

16 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.

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

18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.

20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

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What Does Leviticus 19:18 Mean?

Leviticus 19:18 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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