Verse 17

Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} [or] to the fatherless,{H3490} nor take{H2254} the widow's{H490} raiment{H899} to pledge;{H2254}

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} justice:{H4941} thou shalt not respect{H5234} persons;{H6440} neither shalt thou take{H3947} a bribe;{H7810} for a bribe{H7810} doth blind{H5786} the eyes{H5869} of the wise,{H2450} and pervert{H5557} the words{H1697} of the righteous.{H6662}
  • Exod 22:21-22 : 21 And a sojourner{H1616} shalt thou not wrong,{H3238} neither shalt thou oppress{H3905} him: for ye were sojourners{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714} 22 Ye shall not afflict{H6031} any widow,{H490} or fatherless child.{H3490}
  • Exod 23:6 : 6 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to thy poor{H34} in his cause.{H7379}
  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed{H779} be he that wresteth{H5186} the justice{H4941} [due] to the sojourner,{H1616} fatherless,{H3490} and widow.{H490} And all the people{H5971} shall say,{H559} Amen.{H543}
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious,{H5637} and companions{H2270} of thieves;{H1590} every one loveth{H157} bribes,{H7810} and followeth{H7291} after rewards:{H8021} they judge{H8199} not the fatherless,{H3490} neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935} unto them.
  • Job 29:11-17 : 11 For when the ear{H241} heard{H8085} [me], then it blessed{H833} me; And when the eye{H5869} saw{H7200} [me], it gave witness{H5749} unto me: 12 Because I delivered{H4422} the poor{H6041} that cried,{H7768} The fatherless{H3490} also, that had none to help{H5826} him. 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6} came{H935} upon me; And I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy.{H7442} 14 I put{H3847} on righteousness,{H6664} and it clothed{H3847} me: My justice{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem.{H6797} 15 I was eyes{H5869} to the blind,{H5787} And feet{H7272} was I to the lame.{H6455} 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713} 17 And I brake{H7665} the jaws{H4973} of the unrighteous,{H5767} And plucked{H7993} the prey{H2964} out of his teeth.{H8127}
  • Exod 23:9 : 9 And a sojourner{H1616} shalt thou not oppress:{H3905} for ye know{H3045} the heart{H5315} of a sojourner,{H1616} seeing{H3588} ye were sojourners{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt.{H4714}
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect{H5234} persons{H6440} in judgment;{H4941} ye shall hear{H8085} the small{H6996} and the great{H1419} alike; ye shall not be afraid{H1481} of the face{H6440} of man;{H376} for the judgment{H4941} is God's:{H430} and the cause{H1697} that is too hard{H7185} for you ye shall bring{H7126} unto me, and I will hear{H8085} it.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxed fat,{H8080} they shine:{H6245} yea, they overpass{H5674} in deeds{H1697} of wickedness;{H7451} they plead{H1777} not the cause,{H1779} the cause of the fatherless,{H3490} that they may prosper;{H6743} and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge.{H8199}
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands{H3709} are upon that which is evil{H7451} to do it diligently;{H3190} the prince{H8269} asketh,{H7592} and the judge{H8199} [is ready] for a reward;{H7966} and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696} the evil{H1942} desire{H5315} of his soul: thus they weave{H5686} it together.
  • Exod 23:2 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil;{H7451} neither shalt thou speak{H6030} in a cause{H7379} to turn aside{H5186} after{H310} a multitude{H7227} to wrest{H5186} [justice]:
  • Zech 7:10 : 10 and oppress{H6231} not the widow,{H490} nor the fatherless,{H3490} the sojourner,{H1616} nor the poor;{H6041} and let none of you devise{H2803} evil{H7451} against{H376} his brother{H251} in your heart.{H3824}
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Luke 3:14 : 14 And{G1161} soldiers{G4754} also{G2532} asked{G1905} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} And{G2532} we,{G2249} what{G5101} must{G4160} we{G2249} do?{G4160} And{G2532} he said{G2036} unto{G4314} them,{G846} Extort from{G1286} no man{G3367} by violence, neither{G3366} accuse{G4811} [any one] wrongfully;{G4811} and{G2532} be content{G714} with{G3800} your{G5216} wages.{G3800}
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But{G1161} ye{G5210} have dishonored{G818} the poor{G4434} man. Do{G2616} not{G3756} the rich{G4145} oppress{G2616} you,{G5216} and{G2532} themselves{G846} drag{G1670} you{G5209} before{G1519} the judgment-seats?{G2922}
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} Execute{H6213} ye justice{H4941} and righteousness,{H6666} and deliver{H5337} him that is robbed{H1497} out of the hand{H3027} of the oppressor:{H6216} and do no wrong,{H3238} do no violence,{H2554} to the sojourner,{H1616} the fatherless,{H3490} nor the widow;{H490} neither shed{H8210} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} in this place.{H4725}
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light{H7043} by father{H1} and mother;{H517} in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213} by oppression{H6233} with the sojourner;{H1616} in thee have they wronged{H3238} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow.{H490}
  • Ezek 22:29 : 29 The people{H5971} of the land{H776} have used oppression,{H6231} and exercised{H1497} robbery;{H1498} yea, they have vexed{H3238} the poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} and have oppressed{H6231} the sojourner{H1616} wrongfully.{H4941}
  • Amos 5:7-9 : 7 Ye who turn{H2015} justice{H4941} to wormwood,{H3939} and cast down{H3240} righteousness{H6666} to the earth,{H776} 8 [ seek him] that maketh{H6213} the Pleiades{H3598} and Orion,{H3685} and turneth{H2015} the shadow of death{H6757} into the morning,{H1242} and maketh the day{H3117} dark{H2821} with night;{H3915} that calleth{H7121} for the waters{H4325} of the sea,{H3220} and poureth them out{H8210} upon the face{H6440} of the earth{H776} (Jehovah{H3068} is his name);{H8034} 9 that bringeth{H1082} sudden destruction{H7701} upon the strong,{H5794} so that destruction{H7701} cometh{H935} upon the fortress.{H4013} 10 They hate{H8130} him that reproveth{H3198} in the gate,{H8179} and they abhor{H8581} him that speaketh{H1696} uprightly.{H8549} 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as ye trample{H1318} upon the poor,{H1800} and take{H3947} exactions{H4864} from him of wheat:{H1250} ye have built{H1129} houses{H1004} of hewn stone,{H1496} but ye shall not dwell{H3427} in them; ye have planted{H5193} pleasant{H2531} vineyards,{H3754} but ye shall not drink{H8354} the wine{H3196} thereof. 12 For I know{H3045} how manifold{H7227} are your transgressions,{H6588} and how mighty{H6099} are your sins—{H2403} ye that afflict{H6887} the just,{H6662} that take{H3947} a bribe,{H3724} and that turn aside{H5186} the needy{H34} in the gate{H8179} [from their right].
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803} iniquity{H205} and work{H6466} evil{H7451} upon their beds!{H4904} when the morning{H1242} is light,{H216} they practise{H6213} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand.{H3027} 2 And they covet{H2530} fields,{H7704} and seize{H1497} them; and houses,{H1004} and take them away:{H5375} and they oppress{H6231} a man{H1397} and his house,{H1004} even a man{H376} and his heritage.{H5159}
  • Deut 10:17-18 : 17 For Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} he is God{H430} of gods,{H430} and Lord{H113} of lords,{H113} the great{H1419} God,{H410} the mighty,{H1368} and the terrible,{H3372} who regardeth{H5375} not persons,{H6440} nor taketh{H3947} reward.{H7810} 18 He doth execute{H6213} justice{H4941} for the fatherless{H3490} and widow,{H490} and loveth{H157} the sojourner,{H1616} in giving{H5414} him food{H3899} and raiment.{H8071}
  • Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If thou at all{H2254} take{H2254} thy neighbor's{H7453} garment{H8008} to pledge,{H2254} thou shalt restore{H7725} it unto him before{H5704} the sun{H8121} goeth down:{H935} 27 for that is his only covering,{H3682} it is his garment{H8071} for his skin:{H5785} wherein shall he sleep?{H7901} and it shall come to pass, when he crieth{H6817} unto me, that I will hear;{H8085} for I am gracious.{H2587}
  • Deut 24:6 : 6 No man shall take{H2254} the mill{H7347} or the upper millstone{H7393} to pledge;{H2254} for he taketh{H2254} [a man's] life{H5315} to pledge.{H2254}
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 thou shalt surely{H7725} restore{H7725} to him{H7725} the pledge{H5667} when the sun{H8121} goeth down,{H935} that he may sleep{H7901} in his garment,{H8008} and bless{H1288} thee: and it shall be righteousness{H6666} unto thee before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} thy God.{H430}
  • Ps 82:1-5 : 1 A Psalm of Asaph. God{H430} standeth{H5324} in the congregation{H5712} of God;{H430} He judgeth{H8199} among{H7130} the gods.{H430} 2 How long will ye judge{H8199} unjustly,{H5766} And respect{H5375} the persons{H6440} of the wicked?{H7563} Selah{H5542} 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563} 5 They know{H3045} not, neither do they understand;{H995} They walk{H1980} to and fro in darkness:{H2825} All the foundations{H4144} of the earth{H776} are shaken.{H4131}
  • Ps 94:3-6 : 3 Jehovah,{H3068} how long shall the wicked,{H7563} How long shall the wicked{H7563} triumph?{H5937} 4 They prate,{H5042} they speak{H5042} arrogantly:{H6277} All the workers{H6466} of iniquity{H205} boast{H559} themselves. 5 They break in pieces{H1792} thy people,{H5971} O Jehovah,{H3068} And afflict{H6031} thy heritage.{H5159} 6 They slay{H2026} the widow{H490} and the sojourner,{H1616} And murder{H7523} the fatherless.{H3490}
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Shall the throne{H3678} of wickedness{H1942} have fellowship{H2266} with thee, Which frameth{H3335} mischief{H5999} by statute?{H2706} 21 They gather themselves together{H1413} against the soul{H5315} of the righteous,{H6662} And condemn{H7561} the innocent{H5355} blood.{H1818}
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob{H1497} not the poor,{H1800} because he is poor;{H1800} Neither oppress{H1792} the afflicted{H6041} in the gate:{H8179} 23 For Jehovah{H3068} will plead{H7378} their cause,{H7379} And despoil{H6906} of life{H5315} those that despoil{H6906} them.
  • Prov 31:5 : 5 Lest they drink,{H8354} and forget{H7911} the law,{H2710} And pervert{H8138} the justice{H1779} [due] to any that is afflicted.{H1121}
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest{H7200} the oppression{H6233} of the poor,{H7326} and the violent{H1499} taking away of justice{H6664} and righteousness{H4941} in a province,{H4082} marvel{H8539} not at the matter:{H2656} for one higher{H1364} than the high{H1364} regardeth;{H8104} and there are higher{H1364} than they.{H5921}
  • Isa 3:15 : 15 what mean ye that ye crush{H1792} my people,{H5971} {H1792} and grind{H2912} the face{H6440} of the poor?{H6041} saith{H5002} the Lord,{H136} Jehovah{H136} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He that walketh{H1980} righteously,{H6666} and speaketh{H1696} uprightly;{H4339} he that despiseth{H3988} the gain{H1215} of oppressions,{H4642} that shaketh{H5287} his hands{H3709} from taking{H8551} a bribe,{H7810} that stoppeth{H331} his ears{H241} from hearing{H8085} of blood,{H1818} and shutteth{H6105} his eyes{H5869} from looking{H7200} upon evil:{H7451}
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Here I am: witness{H6030} against me before Jehovah,{H3068} and before his anointed:{H4899} whose ox{H7794} have I taken?{H3947} or whose ass{H2543} have I taken?{H3947} or whom have I defrauded?{H6231} whom have I oppressed?{H7533} or of whose hand{H3027} have I taken a ransom{H3724} to blind{H5956} mine eyes{H5869} therewith? and I will restore{H7725} it you. 4 And they said,{H559} Thou hast not defrauded{H6231} us, nor oppressed{H7533} us, neither hast thou taken{H3947} aught{H3972} of any man's{H376} hand.{H3027}
  • Job 22:8-9 : 8 But as for the mighty{H2220} man,{H376} he had the earth;{H776} And the honorable man,{H5375} he dwelt{H3427} in it. 9 Thou hast sent{H7971} widows{H490} away empty,{H7387} And the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken.{H1792}