Leviticus 19:1-19

Laws of Holiness and Justice

19¹ And the Lord said to Moses, ² Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. ³ Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God. ⁴ Do not go after false gods, and do not make metal images of gods for yourselves: I am the Lord your God. ⁵ And when you give a peace offering to the Lord, do it in the way which is pleasing to the Lord. ⁶ Let it be used for food on the same day on which it is offered, or on the day after; and whatever is over on the third day is to be burned with fire. ⁷ If any of it is used for food on the third day, it is a disgusting thing and will not be pleasing to the Lord. ⁸ And as for anyone who takes it for food, his sin will be on him, for he has put shame on the holy thing of the Lord: he will be cut off from his people. ⁹ And when you get in the grain from your land, do not let all the grain be cut from the edges of the field, or take up what has been dropped on the earth after the getting in of the grain. ¹⁰ And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.

¹¹ Do not take anyone's property or be false in act or word to another. ¹² And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord. ¹³ Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning. ¹⁴ Do not put a curse on those who have no hearing, or put a cause of falling in the way of the blind, but keep the fear of your God before you: I am the Lord. ¹⁵ Do 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. ¹⁶ 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. ¹⁷ Let there be no hate in your heart for your brother; but you may make a protest to your neighbour, so that he may be stopped from doing evil. ¹⁸ Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.

¹⁹ Keep my laws. Do not let your cattle have offspring by those of a different sort; do not put mixed seed into your field; do not put on a robe made of two sorts of cloth.