{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/19","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T04:15:32.607Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Leviticus","bookSlug":"leviticus","chapter":19,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":18,"nextChapter":20,"totalChapters":27,"totalVerses":37},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God <i>am</i> holy."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it <i>is</i> abominable; it shall not be accepted."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Therefore <i>every one</i> that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather <i>every</i> grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob <i>him</i>: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: <i>but</i> in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Thou shalt not go up and down <i>as</i> a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that <i>is</i> a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, <i>even</i> a ram for a trespass offering."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD <i>withal</i>."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"Ye shall not eat <i>any thing</i> with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I <i>am</i> the LORD."},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"<i>But</i> the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I <i>am</i> the LORD."}],"citation":{"inline":"Leviticus 19 (KJV)","markdown":"[Leviticus 19](https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/19)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/leviticus/19 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}