Daily Bible CEV February 4 Verses

Moral and Religious Laws

Leviticus 19 The LORD told Moses ²to say to the community of Israel:

I am the LORD your God. I am holy, and you must be holy too! ^3-4Respect your father and your mother, honor the Sabbath, and don't make idols or images. I am the LORD your God.

⁵When you offer a sacrifice to ask my blessing, be sure to follow my instructions. ⁶You may eat the meat either on the day of the sacrifice or on the next day, but you must burn anything left until the third day. ⁷If you eat any of it on the third day, the sacrifice will be disgusting to me, and I will reject it. ⁸In fact, you will be punished for not respecting what I say is holy, and you will no longer belong to the community of Israel.

⁹When you harvest your grain, always leave some of it standing along the edges of your fields and don't pick up what falls on the ground. ¹⁰Don't strip your grapevines clean or gather the grapes that fall off the vines. Leave them for the poor and for those foreigners who live among you. I am the LORD your God.

¹¹Do not steal or tell lies or cheat others.

¹²Do not misuse my name by making promises you don't intend to keep. I am the LORD your God.

¹³Do not steal anything or cheat anyone, and don't fail to pay your workers at the end of each day.

¹⁴I am the LORD your God, and I command you not to make fun of the deaf or to cause a blind person to stumble.

¹⁵Be fair, no matter who is on trial--don't favor either the poor or the rich.

¹⁶Don't be a gossip, but never hesitate to speak up in court, especially if your testimony can save someone's life.

¹⁷Don't hold grudges. On the other hand, it's wrong not to correct someone who needs correcting. ¹⁸Stop being angry and don't try to take revenge. I am the LORD, and I command you to love others as much as you love yourself.

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