Bible Verses About Neighbor
The biblical concept of the “neighbor” extends far beyond a simple geographical or social label, inviting believers into a radical, all‑encompassing love that mirrors God’s own compassion. Throughout Scripture, the neighbor is portrayed as anyone who shares in the human condition—family, strangers, the poor, the marginalized, and even one’s enemies. This expansive view challenges the boundaries of personal comfort and societal norms, urging a response that is both heartfelt and action‑oriented, reflecting God’s covenantal concern for justice, mercy, and fellowship.
Central to this teaching is the call to love the neighbor as oneself, a principle that integrates ethical conduct, hospitality, and social responsibility. The biblical narrative consistently links neighborly love with the broader mandate to pursue righteousness, protect the vulnerable, and uphold the dignity of all persons. By embodying this love in everyday life, believers participate in the kingdom’s transformative work, showcasing the tangible outworking of divine love within the community of humanity.
Showing 40 of 122 matching verses, ordered from Genesis to Revelation.
"But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians."
Exodus 3:22"Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold."
Exodus 11:2"And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb."
Exodus 12:4"Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Exodus 20:16"Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s."
Exodus 20:17"But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die."
Exodus 21:14"If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man’s house; if the thief be found, let him pay double."
Exodus 22:7"If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods."
Exodus 22:8"For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour."
Exodus 22:9"If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it:"
Exodus 22:10"Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good."
Exodus 22:11"And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good."
Exodus 22:14"If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:"
Exodus 22:26"And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour."
Exodus 32:27"If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour;"
Leviticus 6:2"Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour’s wife, to defile thyself with her."
Leviticus 18:20"Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning."
Leviticus 19:13"Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour."
Leviticus 19:15"Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 19:16"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him."
Leviticus 19:17"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD."
Leviticus 19:18"And the man that committeth adultery with another man’s wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death."
Leviticus 20:10"And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him;"
Leviticus 24:19"And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:"
Leviticus 25:14"According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:"
Leviticus 25:15"That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:"
Deuteronomy 4:42"Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour."
Deuteronomy 5:20"Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s."
Deuteronomy 5:21"And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD’s release."
Deuteronomy 15:2"And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;"
Deuteronomy 19:4"As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live:"
Deuteronomy 19:5"But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities:"
Deuteronomy 19:11"Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour’s landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it."
Deuteronomy 19:14"Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour’s wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you."
Deuteronomy 22:24"But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter:"
Deuteronomy 22:26"When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel."
Deuteronomy 23:24"When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn."
Deuteronomy 23:25"Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Deuteronomy 27:17"Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen."
Deuteronomy 27:24"And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime."
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