Leviticus 19:14-16
Contemporary English Version
14 (A) I am the Lord your God, and I command you not to make fun of the deaf or to cause a blind person to stumble.
15 (B) Be fair, no matter who is on trial—don't favor either the poor or the rich.
16 Don't be a gossip, but never hesitate to speak up in court, especially if your testimony can save someone's life.[a]
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- 19.16 but never … someone's life: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Leviticus 19:14-16
King James Version
14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
16 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.
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