Leviticus 25:17

17 and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I [am] Jehovah 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 by the number of years after the jubilee thou dost buy from thy fellow; by the number of the years of increase he doth sell to thee;

16 according to the multitude of the years thou dost multiply its price, and according to the fewness of the years thou dost diminish its price; for a number of increases he is selling to thee;

17 and ye do not oppress one another, and thou hast been afraid of thy God; for I [am] Jehovah your God.

18 `And ye have done My statutes, and My judgments ye keep, and have done them, and ye have dwelt on the land confidently,

19 and the land hath given its fruit, and ye have eaten to satiety, and have dwelt confidently on it.