Negative Commandment #501 of 613

Do not insult or harm anybody with words

Commandment #501a prohibition from Leviticus 25:17, classified under Morality in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

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

Leviticus 25:17

Hebrew

יז וְלֹא תוֹנוּ אִישׁ אֶת-עֲמִיתוֹ, וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלֹהֶיךָ: כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה, אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.

Greek (Septuagint)

17 μὴ θλιβέτω ἄνθρωπος τὸν πλησίον καὶ φοβηθήσῃ κύριον τὸν θεόν σου· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Category
Morality
Book
leviticus
Chapter
25

Scholarly References

Parashah
B'har
Sefer HaChinuch
#338
Mishneh Torah
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