Leviticus 19:11

What does Leviticus 19:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 19:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Ye do not steal, nor feign, nor lie one against his fellow.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

You shall not steal. You shall not lie: neither shall any man deceive his neighbour.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.

Context

v.10And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

v.11This passage

v.12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 20:17

    Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

  • Zechariah 5:3

    Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole land: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off on the one side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off on the other side according to it.

  • Colossians 3:9

    lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

  • Ephesians 4:28

    Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

  • Exodus 22:10

    If a man deliver unto his neighbor an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:

  • Deuteronomy 5:19

    Neither shalt thou steal.

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