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Leviticus 25:17

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 25:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.
Leviticus 25:17 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And if thou sell aught unto thy neighbor, or buy of thy neighbor`s hand, ye shall not wrong one another.
15According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbor, [and] according unto the number of years of the crops he shall sell unto thee.
16According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of the crops doth he sell unto thee.
17And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.
18Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
19And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.
20And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Ye shall not therefore oppress one another, etc.] By over or underrating estates: but thou shalt fear thy God; and the fear of God being before their eyes, and on their hearts, would preserve both buyer and seller from doing an ill thing, when it was in the power of either, through the necessity of the one, or the ignorance of the other, (see <160515>Nehemiah 5:15): for I [am] the Lord your God; omniscient, and knows all that is done in the most private and artful manner; and omnipotent and able to punish both, which of them either should oppress or defraud, (see <520406>1 Thessalonians 4:6).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ye shall not oppress one another, but thou shalt fear thy God--This, which is the same as Lev 25:14, related to the sale or purchase of possessions and the duty of paying an honest and equitable regard, on both sides, to the limited period during which the bargain could stand. The object of the legislator was, as far as possible, to maintain the original order of families, and an equality of condition among the people.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“shall not: Lev 25:14 fear: Lev 25:43, Lev 19:14, Lev 19:32; Gen 20:11, Gen 22:12, Gen 39:9, Gen 42:18; Exo 20:20; Deu 25:18; Sa1 12:24; Ch2 19:7; Neh 5:9, Neh 5:15; Psa 19:9; Pro 1:7; Jer 22:16; Mal 3:5; Luk 12:5; Act 9:31, Act 10:2, Act 10:35; Rom 3:18, Rom 11:20 Leviticus 25:18”
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