Leviticus 19:15 (DBY)

Passage

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt not revile a deaf person, and thou shalt not put a stumbling-block before a blind one; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the lowly, nor honour the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not go about as a talebearer among thy people; thou shalt not stand up against the life of thy neighbour: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; thou shalt earnestly rebuke thy neighbour, lest thou bear sin on account of him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "unrighteousness", "judgment", "thou", "shalt", "respect", "person", and "lowly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "unrighteousness", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Thou shalt not revile a deaf person..." into verse 16's "Thou shalt not go about as a...", so "shall" and "unrighteousness" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "unrighteousness" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.