Commandment 15 Vayikra 19:17 17You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall reprove your fellow and do not bear a sin because of him. Commandment 16  17You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall reprove your fellow and do not bear a sin because of him. Commandment 17 17You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall reprove your fellow and do not bear a sin because of him. 1 John 2:9 9He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. Timothy Rishon 5:20,22 20Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear. 22Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people’s sins; keep yourself pure. Commandment 20 Vayikra 19:18 18You shall not take revenge and you shall not bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your fellow as yourself — I am HASHEM . Commandment 21 18You shall not take revenge and you shall not bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your fellow as yourself — I am HASHEM . Commandment 13 18You shall not take revenge and you shall not bear a grudge against the members of your people; you shall love your fellow as yourself — I am HASHEM . Romiyim 12:17 17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. Ephesians31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. Galatiyim 5:14 14For all the law (Torah) is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your fellow as yourself.” Vayikra 19:18 Commandment 14 D’varim 10:19 19You shall love the proselyte for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. Galatiyim 6:10 10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith. Ya'akov 2:15-16 15If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Commandment 469 Vayikra 19:36 36You shall have correct scales, correct weights, correct dry measures, and correct liquid measures — I am HASHEM , your God, Who brought you forth from the land of Egypt. Mishlei 11:1      1Deceitful scales are and abomination of HASHEM , but a perfect weight is His desire. Commandment 23 Vayikra 19:32 32In the presence of an old person shall you rise and you shall honor the presence of a sage and you shall revere your God— I am HASHEM . Timothy Rishon 5:1 1Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father, younger men as brothers, Romiyim 13:7 7Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. Commandment 584 Sh’mot 20:12      12Honor your father and your mother, so that your days will be lengthened upon the land which HASHEM , your God, gives you. Colossians 3:20 20Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to HASHEM . Ephesians 6:1-3      1Children, obey your parents in HASHEM , for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,”  which is the first commandment with promise:  3“so that your days will be lengthened upon the land.” D’varim 5:12. Commandment 585 Vayikra 19:3 3Every man: Your mother and father shall you revere and My Sabbaths shall you observe — I am HASHEM, your God. Mattit'yahu 15:3-4 3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and , ‘One who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.’” Sh’mot 21:17 Hebrews 12:9 9Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?

Punitive rulings fall in the negative, whereas the conditionals (when you...) tend to fall in the positive (but not always). There are more negative commandments than positive! Why? Because HASHEM knows man — He understands the poor behavior we show one another, and has therefore ruled against such behavior.

Commandment 458 Vayikra 23:22 22When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not remove completely the corners of your field as you reap and you shall not gather the gleanings of your harvest; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them; I am HASHEM , your God.

To the institution of the Feast of Pentecost is annexed a repetition of that law, by which they were required to leave the gleanings of their fields, and the corn that grew on the ends of the butts, for the poor. It may come in here as a thing which the priests must take occasion to remind the people of, when they brought their first-fruits, intimating to them, that to obey even in this small matter was better than sacrifice; and that unless they were obedient, their offerings should not be accepted. It also taught them that the joy of harvest should express itself in charity to the poor, who must have their due out of what we have, as well as God His. They that are truly sensible of the mercy they receive from God, will without grudging show mercy to the poor. 

Mizmor 41:2 2Praisworthy is he who contemplates the needy, on the day of evil HASHEM will deliver him. Ur 6:1-2      1Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grain fields. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. 2And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?” 2 Corinthians 9:5 5Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. Commandment 239 Vayikra 19:9-10 9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not complete your reaping to the corner of your field, 10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 240 Vayikra 19:9 9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not complete your reaping to the corner of your field, and the gleanings of your harvest you shall not take.  Vayikra 23:22     22When you reap the harvest of your land,  you shall not remove completely the corners of your field as you reap and you shall not gather the gleanings of your harvest; for the poor and proselyte shall you leave them; I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 241 Vayikra 19:9 9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not complete your reaping to the corner of your field, and the gleanings of your harvest you shall not take.10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 242 Vayikra 19:9 9When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not complete your reaping to the corner of your field, and the gleanings of your harvest you shall not take.

In what code of laws merely human, is a requisition to be found so counteracting to selfishness, so encouraging to liberality, and so beneficently considering to the poor and needy? But the Mosaic dispensation, like the Christian, breathed with love to God, and benevolence to man. To the honor of the public and charitable spirit of the English, this merciful law is, in general, as much attended to as if it had been incorporated with the gospel. . And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Commandment 243 Vayikra 19:10 10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not gather; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 244 Vayikra 19:10 10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not gather; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 245 Vayikra 19:10 10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not gather; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God. Commandment 246 Vayikra 19:10 10You shall not pick the undeveloped twigs of your vineyard; and the fallen fruit of your vineyard you shall not gather; for the poor and the proselyte shall you leave them — I am HASHEM , your God.

Poverty and destitution were never a part of God's plan for mankind. Provision for even the person who was not a member of the community was provided. The United States has been blessed by God yet we throw away MILLIONS OF TONS of edible food from our supermarkets each year in this country. Why? NO PROFIT.

Vayikra 25:6 6The Sabbath produce of the land shall be yours to eat, for you, for your slave, and for your maidservant; and for your laborer and for you resident who dwell with you. Commandment 248 D’varim 24:19 19When you reap your harvest in your field, and you forget a bundle in the field, you shall not turn back to take it; Commandment 247 D’varim 24:19 it shall be for the proselyte, the orphan, and the widow, so that HASHEM , your God, will bless you in all your handiwork. Ur 14:13-14 13But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. 14And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just. Ur 6:35 35But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Yochanan Rishon 3:17-19 17But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 19And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

We could go on forever, but I'll let the words speak for themselves! Literally, these pages on this column could go on, and on, and on, because there's close to 100 commandments governing loving your neighbor, and just how to do it.

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