Leviticus 19 · Verse 15

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
Leviticus 19:15, King James Version

Leviticus 19:15 in other translations

BSBYou must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
WEB“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.
ASVYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
YLT‘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.
DARBYYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
BBEDo no wrong in your judging: do not give thought to the position of the poor, or honour to the position of the great; but be a judge to your neighbour in righteousness.
WebsterYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

What does Leviticus 19:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 19:11-16

11-16. Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others. In opposition to these bad habits, a spirit of humanity…

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Leviticus 19:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.Suyou will doH6213
עָ֙וֶל֙'a.velinjusticeH5766
בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֔טba.mish.Patin <the> judgmentH4941
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
תִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'you will lift upH5375
פְנֵי\־fe.nei-[the] face ofH6440
דָ֔לDala poor [person]H1800
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תֶהְדַּ֖רteh.Daryou will honorH1921
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
גָד֑וֹלga.Dola great [person]H1419
בְּצֶ֖דֶקbe.Tze.dekin righteousnessH6664
תִּשְׁפֹּ֥טtish.Potyou will judgeH8199
עֲמִיתֶֽךָ\׃'a.mi.Te.khafellow citizen yourH5997

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Cross references for Leviticus 19:15

  • Deuteronomy 1:17

    Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.

  • Deuteronomy 27:19

    Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Proverbs 24:23

    These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  • Exodus 23:6-8

    Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  • Exodus 23:2-3

    Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

  • Leviticus 19:35

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

  • Deuteronomy 16:19

    Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

  • Proverbs 18:5

    It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:6-7

    And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • Psalms 82:2

    How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

  • James 2:6-9

    But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

  • Deuteronomy 25:13-16

    Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

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35; Ex 18:21; 23:2; 23:2,3,7,8; De 1:17; 16:19; 25:13-16; 27:19
2Ch 19:6,7; Ps 82:2; Pr 18:5; 24:23; Jas 2:6-9

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Context

  • Leviticus 19:14

    Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.

  • Leviticus 19:15

    Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

  • Leviticus 19:16

    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.

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Leviticus 19:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No harás agravio en el juicio: no tendrás respeto al pobre, ni honrarás la cara del grande: con justicia juzgarás á tu prójimo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous ne ferez pas d’injustice dans le jugement: tu n’auras pas égard à la personne du pauvre, et tu n’honoreras pas la personne du riche; tu jugeras ton prochain avec justice.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ihr sollt nicht unrecht tun im Gericht; du sollst nicht die Person des Geringen ansehen und nicht die Person des Großen ehren; in Gerechtigkeit sollst du deinen Nächsten richten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non facies quod iniquum est, nec injuste judicabis. Non consideres personam pauperis, nec honores vultum potentis. Juste judica proximo tuo.