Levítico 19:17

17 »No fomentes odio en tu corazón contra ninguno de tus parientes.
Aclara los asuntos con la gente en forma directa, a fin de que no seas culpable de su pecado.

Levítico 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 19:17

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart
Although no hatred may be expressed either by words or deeds, yet being in the heart is a breach of the sixth command, see ( Matthew 5:21 Matthew 5:22 ) ; 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 ( 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, though secretly, yet known; which rebuke should be private, and repeated as may be found necessary, and given gently in meekness and tenderness: and not suffer sin upon him;
unconvinced of, unrepented of and persisted in, which may prove of fatal consequence to him; and therefore to let him alone, and go on in it without telling him of it, and reproving him for it, would be so far from acting the kind and friendly part, and showing him love and respect, that it would be an evidence of hating him at heart, at least it might be strongly suspected: or, "and not bear sin for him" F1; become a partner with him in his sin, and so become liable to bear punishment for it; which is a strong reason for reproving sin, in a proper manner, lest we should be partakers of other men's sins; see ( 1 Timothy 5:20 1 Timothy 5:22 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F1 (ajx wyle avt al) "ne feras propter eum peccatum", Tigurine version; so Sept. Syr. Ar. Targum Jonathan, Aben Ezra, Ainsworth.

Levítico 19:17 In-Context

15 »No tuerzas la justicia en asuntos legales al favorecer al pobre ni al ser parcial con el rico y poderoso. Siempre juzga con imparcialidad a las personas.
16 »No disemines chismes difamatorios entre tu pueblo.
»No te quedes con los brazos cruzados cuando la vida de tu prójimo corre peligro. Yo soy el Señor
.
17 »No fomentes odio en tu corazón contra ninguno de tus parientes.
Aclara los asuntos con la gente en forma directa, a fin de que no seas culpable de su pecado.
18 »No busques vengarte, ni guardes rencor contra tus hermanos israelitas, sino ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo. Yo soy el Señor
.
19 »Deberás obedecer todos mis decretos.
»No cruces dos animales de diferente especie. No siembres tu campo con dos clases distintas de semillas. No uses ropa tejida con dos clases diferentes de hilo.
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