Leviticus 19:17

“Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, etc.] Although no hatred may be expressed either by words or deeds, yet being in the heart is a breach of the sixth command, (see <400521>Matthew 5:21,22); and of this a man may be guilty, when he does not attempt to save the life of his neighbour, either by bearing a testimony for him, or by delivering from danger, as preserving him from drowning, from wild beasts and thieves, as in (<031916>Leviticus 19:16); or when he does not reprove him for sin, as in the next clause, but suffers him to go on in it to his ruin, either of which by interpretation is an hatred of him: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, for any sin committed by him,…”

“thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour--Instead of cherishing latent feelings of malice or meditating purposes of revenge against a person who has committed an insult or injury against them, God's people were taught to remonstrate with the offender and endeavor, by calm and kindly reason, to bring him to a sense of his fault. not suffer sin upon him--literally, "that ye may not participate in his sin."”

“Not suffer sin upon him - Rather, not hear sin on his account; that is, either by bearing secret ill-will Ephesians 4:26, or by encouraging him to sin in withholding due rebuke Romans 1:32. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Thou shalt not hate - As thou dost, in effect, if thou dost not rebuke him. Thy brother - The same as thy neighbour, that is, every man. If thy brother hath done wrong, thou shalt neither divulge it to others, nor hate him, and smother that hatred by sullen silence; nor flatter him therein, but shalt freely and in love, tell him of his fault. And not suffer sin upon him - Not suffer him to lie under the guilt of any sin, which thou by rebuking him, and thereby bringing him to repentance, couldst free him from. Leviticus 19:18”

“19:17 for any of your relatives: The Hebrew term can refer to any fellow Israelite; all Israel was considered one family (cp. 1 Jn 3:15). • Confront people directly: Love does not mean closing one’s eyes to wrong; reproof can help a person change.”

“hate: Gen 27:41; Pro 26:24-26; Jo1 2:9, Jo1 2:11, Jo1 3:12-15 rebuke: Psa 141:5; Pro 9:8, Pro 27:5, Pro 27:6; Mat 18:15-17; Luk 17:3; Gal 2:11-14, Gal 6:1; Eph 5:11; Ti1 5:20; Ti2 4:2; Tit 1:13, Tit 2:15 and not suffer sin upon him: or, that thou bear not sin for him, Rom 1:32; Co1 5:2; Ti1 5:22; Jo2 1:10, Jo2 1:11 Leviticus 19:18”