Leviticus 25:43

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

Thou shalt not rule {H7287} over him with rigour {H6531}; but shalt fear {H3372} thy God {H430}.

Do not treat him harshly, but fear your God.

You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Colossians 4:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

  • Leviticus 25:17 (4 votes)

    Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.

  • Exodus 1:13 (4 votes)

    And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

  • Exodus 1:14 (4 votes)

    And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with rigour.

  • Leviticus 25:46 (4 votes)

    And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit [them for] a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

  • Ephesians 6:9 (3 votes)

    And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

  • Leviticus 25:53 (3 votes)

    [And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: [and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.