Leviticus 25:17

17 You must not cheat each other but fear your God because I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 25:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 25:17

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another
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 ( 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 ( 1 Thessalonians 4:6 ) .

Leviticus 25:17 In-Context

15 You will buy from your fellow citizen according to the number of years since the Jubilee; he will sell to you according to the number of years left for harvests.

16 You will raise the price if there are more years, or lower the price if there are less years because it is the number of harvests that are being sold to you.

17 You must not cheat each other but fear your God because I am the LORD your God.

18 You will observe my rules, and you will keep my regulations and do them so that you can live securely on the land.

19 The land will give its fruit so that you can eat your fill and live securely on it.