Leviticus 19:16
Leviticus · Old Testament · Chapter 19
“Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.”Leviticus 19:16
What Does Leviticus 19:16 Mean?
Leviticus 19:16 is found in the book of Leviticus, chapter 19, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Truth.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Leviticus 19:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Exodus 23:1“Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”Exodus 23:7“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”Proverbs 11:13“A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.”Proverbs 20:19“He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.”Psalms 15:3“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”Proverbs 18:8“The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”Ephesians 4:31“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Ezekiel 22:9“In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness.”1 John 3:15“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.”Psalms 50:20“Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.”Jeremiah 6:28“They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.”Jeremiah 9:4“Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.”1 Timothy 5:13“And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.”Exodus 20:16“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”1 Kings 21:10“And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.”Acts 6:11“Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.”1 Peter 2:1“Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,”Genesis 9:5“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”1 Timothy 3:11“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”2 Timothy 3:3“Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,”
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