Leviticus 25:17

17 You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for 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 According to the number of years after the jubilee, you shall buy from your neighbor, and according to the number of years for crops he shall sell to you.

16 If the years are many you shall increase the price, and if the years are few you shall diminish the price, for it is the number of the crops that he is selling to you.

17 You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.

18 "Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and perform them; so you will dwell in the land securely.

19 The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell in it securely.