16" 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. " 'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the Lord .


In Context

13 " 'Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him. " 'Do not hold back the wages of a hired man overnight.

14 " 'Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord .

15 " 'Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

16 " 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. " 'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. I am the Lord .

17 " 'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt.

18 " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord .

Leviticus 19:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a whisperer among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor: I am Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor; I am the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16|'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. |'You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:16Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:16You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbor; I am the LORD.