Leviticus 25:17 “Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the L…”

Leviticus 25:17

Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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 the LORD your God.

American Standard Version

And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.

Geneva Bible 1599

Oppresse not ye therefore any man his neighbour, but thou shalt feare thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

Darby Translation

And ye shall not oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am Jehovah your God.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And do no wrong, one to another, but let the fear of your God be before you; for I am the Lord your God.

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Cross references

“fear”

Leviticus 19:14 Leviticus 19:32 Leviticus 25:43 Exodus 20:20 Genesis 42:18 Genesis 20:11

Leviticus 19:14 · BSB

You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:32 · BSB

You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Leviticus 25:43 · BSB

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Exodus 20:20 · BSB

“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Genesis 42:18 · BSB

and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:

Genesis 20:11 · BSB

Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

Also

Leviticus 25:14 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Proverbs 22:22 Jeremiah 7:5–6

Leviticus 25:14 · BSB

If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 · BSB

and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.

Proverbs 22:22 · BSB

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Jeremiah 7:5–6 · BSB

For if you really correct your ways and deeds, if you act justly toward one another,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

18You are to keep My statutes and carefully observe My judgments, so that you may dwell securely in the land.

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