Leviticus 6:2

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;

Cross-references

Leviticus 5:15 covers trespass against holy things—the counterpart to the interpersonal sins in 6:2, both requiring a guilt offering.

Leviticus 5:19 addresses trespass against the Lord's sacred things—the counterpart to the neighbor-related trespasses here.

Leviticus 19:11 directly repeats the prohibition against lying and dealing falsely, reinforcing the same command.

Revelation 22:15 Related theme

Revelation 22:15 lists those who love and practice lies among the excluded, showing eternal consequences.

Exodus 22:7-10 gives specific legal cases about property entrusted to others, the exact context of Leviticus 6:2.

Colossians 3:9 forbids lying to one another, linking it to putting off the old self — NT moral application.

Ephesians 4:25 commands believers to put away lying and speak truth with neighbors, directly applying the OT law.

Acts 5:4 Parallel

Acts 5:4 explicitly applies the principle that lying to the community is lying to God, as Ananias and Sapphira discover.

John 8:44 Related theme

John 8:44 traces the origin of all lies to the devil, revealing the spiritual source behind the sin in Leviticus.

In Micah 6:10-12, the Lord condemns dishonest weights and deceitful speech — exactly the sins of fraud and lying in Leviticus 6:2.

Amos 8:5 Related theme

In Amos 8:5, dishonest merchants falsify balances by deceit — a commercial fraud falling under the neighborly deception in Leviticus 6:2.

In Jeremiah 9:5, the pervasive deception of neighbor matches the specific sin of lying to a neighbor in Leviticus 6:2.

Isaiah 59:13–15 Related theme

In Isaiah 59:13-15, the confession of lying against the LORD and the collapse of truth echoes the trespass of deceit in Leviticus 6:2.

In Proverbs 26:19, the man who deceives his neighbor and calls it a joke is a specific application of the sin in Leviticus 6:2.

In Proverbs 24:28, the warning against deceiving your neighbor directly reinforces the prohibition of lying and fraud in Leviticus 6:2.

Psalm 51:4 Parallel

Psalm 51:4 reveals that all sin, including breach of trust against a neighbor, is ultimately against God alone.

Numbers 5:6-8 prescribes restitution plus a guilt offering for sins against others—a parallel legal procedure to this passage.

Ezekiel 33:15 requires restitution for robbery — directly paralleling the restitution for breach of trust here.

Matthew 5:23 extends the principle: reconciliation with a brother must precede worship — similar to making restitution before offering.

Matthew 18:15 instructs confronting a brother who sins — expanding the interpersonal dimension of sin addressed here.