Leviticus 19:9-20

English Standard Version

Love Your Neighbor as Yourself

^9 (A)“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. ¹⁰ And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.

^11 (B)“You shall not steal; ^(C)you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another. ^12 (D)You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so ^(E)profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

^13 (F)“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. ^(G)The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning. ^14 (H)You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall ^(I)fear your God: I am the Lord.

^15 (J)“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. ^16 (K)You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not ^(L)stand up against the life^[a] of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

^17 (M)“You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but ^(N)you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you ^(O)incur sin because of him. ^18 (P)You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but ^(Q)you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

You Shall Keep My Statutes

^19 (R)“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. ^(S)You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.

²⁰ “If a man lies sexually with a woman who is a slave, assigned to another man and not yet ransomed or given her freedom, a distinction shall be made. They shall not be put to death, because she was not free;