16 (A)You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not (B)stand up against the life[a] of your neighbor: I am the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:16 Hebrew blood

16 “‘Do not go about spreading slander(A) among your people.

“‘Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life.(B) I am the Lord.

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who (A)does not slander with his tongue
    and does no evil to his neighbor,
    nor (B)takes up a reproach against his friend;

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whose tongue utters no slander,(A)
    who does no wrong to a neighbor,
    and casts no slur on others;

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16 There are (A)six things that the Lord hates,
    (B)seven that are an abomination to him:
17 (C)haughty eyes, (D)a lying tongue,
    and (E)hands that shed innocent blood,
18 (F)a heart that devises wicked plans,
    (G)feet that make haste to run to evil,
19 (H)a false witness who (I)breathes out lies,
    and one who (J)sows discord among brothers.

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16 There are six things the Lord hates,(A)
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,(B)
        a lying tongue,(C)
        hands that shed innocent blood,(D)
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
        feet that are quick to rush into evil,(E)
19         a false witness(F) who pours out lies(G)
        and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.(H)

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14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, (A)what shall we do?” And he said to them, (B)“Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your (C)wages.”

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14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”

He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely(A)—be content with your pay.”

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