Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible
You shall not go about as
King James Version
Thou 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.
Holman Bible
You must not go about spreading slander
International Standard Version
"You are not to go around slandering your people. "You are not to stand idle when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Thou shall not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people, neither shall thou stand against the blood of thy neighbor. I am LORD.
American Standard Version
Thou 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.
Amplified
You shall not go around as a gossip among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor [with slander or false testimony]; I am the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Do not go about saying untrue things among your people, or take away the life of your neighbour by false witness: I am the Lord.
Darby Translation
Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not go a slanderer among thy people; thou shalt not stand upon the blood of thy neighbor: I Jehovah.
King James 2000
You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
Modern King James verseion
You shall not go as a slanderer among your people; you shall not stand against the blood of your neighbor. I am Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.
NET Bible
You must not go about as a slanderer among your people. You must not stand idly by when your neighbor's life is at stake. I am the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
"'You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people; neither shall you stand against the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou shalt not go about talebearing, among thy people Thou shalt not stand by, over the blood of thy neighbour: I, am Yahweh.
Webster
Thou 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.
World English Bible
"'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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am Jehovah.
Themes
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Talebearers condemned
Slander » Includes » Tale-bearing
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 19:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Justice, Love, And Propriety
15 " 'You shall not do injustice in judgment; {you shall not show partiality to the powerless}; you shall not give preference {to the powerful}; you shall judge your fellow citizen with justice. 16 You shall not go [about with] slander among your people; {you shall not endanger your neighbor's life}; I [am] Yahweh. 17 " 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin {along with} him.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 23:1
" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.
Exodus 23:7
You will stay far from a {false charge}, and do not kill [the] innocent and [the] righteous, because I will not declare [the] wicked righteous.
Psalm 15:3
He does not slander with his tongue. He does not harm his friend, nor {bring up} a disgrace against his neighbor.
Proverbs 11:13
A gossip walks [about] telling a secret, but the trustworthy in spirit keeps [the] matter.
Ezekiel 22:9
Slanderous men are {among you} to shed blood, and they, {among you}, eat upon the mountains; they do wickedness in the midst of you.
1 Kings 21:10-13
Seat two men, {scoundrels}, opposite him. Let them witness against him saying, 'You cursed God and the king.' Then you shall bring him out and stone him so that he dies."
Proverbs 20:19
He reveals a secret, he who walks [about with] gossip, and do not associate with a babbler's lips.
Jeremiah 6:28
All of them [are] stubborn rebels, going about [talking] slander. [They are] bronze and iron, they [are] all behaving corruptly.
Jeremiah 9:4
"Let everyone be on your guard against his neighbor, and you must not trust in any brother, for everyone surely betrays, and every neighbor goes about [with] slander.
Matthew 26:60-61
And they did not find [it], [although] many false witnesses came forward. And finally two came forward
Acts 6:11-13
Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God!"
Exodus 20:16
"You shall not testify against your neighbor [with] a false witness.
Matthew 27:4
saying, "I have sinned [by] betraying innocent blood!" But they said, "What [is that] to us? You see to [it]!"
Acts 24:4-9
But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your [customary] graciousness.
1 Timothy 3:11
The wives likewise [must be] dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in all [things].
2 Timothy 3:3
hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,
Titus 2:3
Older women likewise [are to be] reverent in [their] behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teaching what is good,
1 Peter 2:1
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,