Leviticus 19:15 (GNV)

Passage

Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:13 Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.

Leviticus 19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deafe, neither put a stumbling blocke before the blinde, but shalt feare thy God: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:15 Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

Leviticus 19:16 Thou shalt not walke about with tales among thy people. Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart, but thou shalt plainely rebuke thy neighbour, and suffer him not to sinne.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Thou shalt not curse the deafe neither..." into verse 16's "Thou shalt not walke about with tales...", so "shall" and "vniustly" 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 "vniustly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.