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Negative commandment 251 of 365

Not to wrong any one in speech

Rembrandt, Moses with the Ten Commandments (1659), Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Public domain.

Maimonides

Not to wrong any one in speech, as it is said, “Ye shall not wrong one another” (ibid. 25:17). This refers to wronging in speech*Maimonides, in his Sefer-Ha-Mitzvoth (Prohibition 251), explains it as annoying one by sneers or reproaches..

Leviticus 25:17

KJV
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
ASV
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am Jehovah your God.
WEB
You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
JPS
And ye shall not wrong one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.