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


In Context

13 'Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

14 Thou dost not revile the deaf; and before the blind thou dost not put a stumbling block; and thou hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.

15 'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

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

17 'Thou dost not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou dost certainly reprove thy fellow, and not suffer sin on him.

18 Thou dost not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of thy people; and thou hast had love to thy neighbour as thyself; I am Jehovah.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:16" 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. " 'Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life. 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 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.