The word in Scripture

Neighbour in the Bible

The word neighbour appears 135 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A neighbour is anyone near whom we are called to love. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What neighbour means in the Bible

A neighbour is anyone near whom we are called to love.

Where the word neighbour appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word neighbour appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.”Psalms 15:3

“Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.”Psalms 101:5

“They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.”Isaiah 41:6

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.”Matthew 5:43

“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”Romans 13:10

“Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.”Romans 15:2

“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Galatians 5:14

“Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.”Ephesians 4:25