Lev 19:17 | KingComments | STEP | To reprove someone is also a form of love and care for one’s neighbor ( ; ). To endure sin in him and not to say anything about it means to hate him. If the neighbor continues to live in his sin, he lacks fellowship with God and his fellow believers. Reproving must be done in love. Love covers sin for others, but not for the sinner himself. The attitude of “am I my brother’s keeper? ( ) is the attitude of Cain and stands against what God says here.

‏ Leviticus 19:17

The Duty to Reprove

To reprove someone is also a form of love and care for one’s neighbor (Psa 141:5; Pro 27:5-6). To endure sin in him and not to say anything about it means to hate him. If the neighbor continues to live in his sin, he lacks fellowship with God and his fellow believers. Reproving must be done in love. Love covers sin for others, but not for the sinner himself. The attitude of “am I my brother’s keeper? (Gen 4:9) is the attitude of Cain and stands against what God says here.