Verse 21

Do not afflict a widow or an orphan.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 10:19 : 19 You are also to love the foreigner, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 23:9 : 9 Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Lev 19:33 : 33 When a stranger resides with you in your land, do not mistreat them.
  • Zech 7:10 : 10 Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.'
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Deut 23:7 : 7 You shall never pursue their peace or prosperity as long as you live.
  • Jer 7:6 : 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves,
  • Lev 25:35 : 35 If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you.
  • Exod 20:2 : 2 I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  • Deut 15:15 : 15 Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today.
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 This is what the LORD says: Practice justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat or harm the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.