# 251 – Negative Mitzvah 251 - Not to oppress one another with words – 251 - המצווה הרנ"א - האזהרה שהזהרנו מלהונות זה את זה בדברים

From **Sefer Hamitzvos Daily study - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow** by R Chaim Wolosow.

- **Published:** Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:27 +0000
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This mitzvah is the prohibition against wronging another person with words (ona'as devarim) — saying things that pain or shame him, such as reminding a baal teshuvah of his past. It is learned from "You shall not wrong one another, and you shall fear your G-d" (Vayikra 25:17), and is graver than wronging in money.

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