leviticus 19:17

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Leviticus 19:17

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Leviticus 19:17
Verse 17 of 37

Scripture focus

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

Leviticus 19:17KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 19:17

Theological / Devotional

Hate thy brother. It is possible to hate and despise a person, and not give any outward evidence of it. Nevertheless, hatred is sin (1 John 2:9-11). He who hates hurts himself most of all.

Rebuke thy neighbour. Christ said, “If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him” (Luke 17:3; see also Matt. 18:15-17). Paul says, “Them that sin rebuke before all” (1 Tim. 5:20); “rebuke them sharply” (Titus 1:13); “rebuke with all authority” (Titus 2:15). The last three statements refer to the responsibility of ministers, but Christ’s advice in Matt. 18:15-17 is applicable to all. It is equally wrong to entertain hatred in the heart and to withhold rebuke. The rabbis taught that he who does not reprove an offender shares in his sin, and that it would be better for him to throw himself into a burning furnace.

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