Deuteronomy 10:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So be kind to the man from a strange country who is living among you, for you yourselves were living in a strange country in the land of Egypt.

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  • Exod 22:21 : 21 Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.
  • Lev 19:33-34 : 33 And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him; 34 Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts.
  • Luke 10:28-37 : 28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life. 29 But he, desiring to put himself in the right, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 30 And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead. 31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he went by on the other side. 32 And in the same way, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, went by on the other side. 33 But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him, 34 And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him. 35 And the day after he took two pennies and gave them to the owner of the house and said, Take care of him; and if this money is not enough, when I come again I will give you whatever more is needed. 36 Which of these three men, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who came into the hands of thieves? 37 And he said, The one who had mercy on him. And Jesus said, Go and do the same.
  • Luke 17:18 : 18 Have not any of them come back to give glory to God, but only this one from a strange land?
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food, 16 And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
  • 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him? 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 19:33-34
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    90%

    33And if a man from another country is living in your land with you, do not make life hard for him;

    34Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

  • Exod 23:9
    87%

    9Do not be hard on the man from a strange country who is living among you; for you have had experience of the feelings of one who is far from the land of his birth, because you yourselves were living in Egypt, in a strange land.

  • Exod 22:21-22
    2 verses
    86%

    21Do no wrong to a man from a strange country, and do not be hard on him; for you yourselves were living in a strange country, in the land of Egypt.

    22Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

  • Deut 10:18
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    18Judging uprightly in the cause of the widow and of the child who has no father, and giving food and clothing in his mercy to the man from a strange country.

  • Num 15:14-17
    4 verses
    78%

    14And if a man from another country or any other person living among you, through all your generations, has the desire to give an offering made by fire of a sweet smell to the Lord, let him do as you do.

    15There is to be one law for you and for the man of another country living with you, one law for ever from generation to generation; as you are, so is he to be before the Lord.

    16The law and the rule are to be the same for you and for those from other lands living with you.

    17And the Lord said to Moses,

  • Deut 23:7
    78%

    7But have no hate for an Edomite, because he is your brother, or for an Egyptian, for you were living in his land.

  • Lev 24:22
    77%

    22You are to have the same law for a man of another nation living among you as for an Israelite; for I am the Lord your God.

  • Exod 12:49
    75%

    49The law is the same for him who is an Israelite by birth and for the man from a strange country who is living with you.

  • Num 9:14
    75%

    14And if a man from another country is among you and has a desire to keep the Passover to the Lord, let him do as is ordered in the law of the Passover: there is to be the same rule for the man from another nation and for him who had his birth in the land.

  • Deut 24:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21When you are pulling the grapes from your vines, do not take up those which have been dropped; let them be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow.

    22Keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

  • 1 Chr 16:19
    74%

    19When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;

  • Jer 7:6
    74%

    6If you are not cruel to the man from a strange country, and to the child without a father, and to the widow, and do not put the upright to death in this place, or go after other gods, causing damage to yourselves:

  • Deut 24:17-19
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    73%

    17Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

    18But keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: for this is why I give you orders to do this.

    19When you get in the grain from your field, if some of the grain has been dropped by chance in the field, do not go back and get it, but let it be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on all the work of your hands.

  • Deut 14:29
    73%

    29And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and the man from a strange country, and the child who has no father, and the widow, who are living among you, will come and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

  • Deut 29:16
    73%

    16(For you have in mind how we were living in the land of Egypt; and how we came through all the nations which were on your way;

  • 1 Kgs 8:41
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    41And as for the man from a strange land, who is not of your people Israel; when he comes from a far country because of the glory of your name:

  • Deut 26:11
    72%

    11And you will have joy in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and to your family; and the Levite, and the man from a strange land who is with you, will take part in your joy.

  • Lev 25:45
    72%

    45And in addition, you may get, for money, servants from among the children of other nations who are living with you, and from their families which have come to birth in your land; and these will be your property.

  • Lev 25:35
    72%

    35And if your brother becomes poor and is not able to make a living, then you are to keep him with you, helping him as you would a man from another country who is living among you.

  • Deut 16:12
    72%

    12And you will keep in mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt: and you will take care to keep all these laws.

  • Lev 18:26
    72%

    26So then keep my rules and my decisions, and do not do any of these disgusting things, those of you who are Israelites by birth, or any others who are living with you:

  • Deut 10:20
    71%

    20Let the fear of the Lord your God be before you, give him worship and be true to him at all times, taking your oaths in his name.

  • Deut 4:37
    71%

    37And because of his love for your fathers, he took their seed and made it his, and he himself, present among you, took you out of Egypt by his great power;

  • Matt 25:35
    71%

    35For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

  • Lev 25:38
    71%

    38I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, that I might be your God.

  • Lev 25:47
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    47And if one from another nation living among you gets wealth, and your countryman, at his side, becomes poor and gives himself for money to the man from another nation or to one of his family;

  • Num 15:29
    71%

    29The law in connection with wrong done unconsciously is to be the same for him who is an Israelite by birth and for the man from another country who is living among them.

  • Jer 5:19
    71%

    19And it will come about, when you say, Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you will say to them, As you gave me up, making yourselves servants to strange gods in your land, so will you be servants to strange men in a land which is not yours.

  • Deut 6:12
    71%

    12Then take care that you keep your hearts true to the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • Deut 15:15
    71%

    15And keep in mind that you yourself were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God made you free: so I give you this order today.

  • Deut 7:8
    71%

    8But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

  • Lev 19:10
    71%

    10And do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.

  • Deut 24:14
    71%

    14Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

  • Ps 81:9
    71%

    9There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.

  • Exod 6:4
    71%

    4And I made an agreement with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their wanderings.

  • Prov 5:10
    70%

    10And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

  • Ezek 47:23
    70%

    23In whatever tribe the man from a strange land is living, there you are to give him his heritage, says the Lord.

  • Heb 13:2
    70%

    2Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.

  • Exod 19:6
    70%

    6And you will be a kingdom of priests to me, and a holy nation. These are the words which you are to say to the children of Israel.

  • Lev 22:10
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    10No outside person may take of the holy food, or one living as a guest in the priest's house, or a servant working for payment.

  • Deut 5:6
    70%

    6I am the Lord your God, who took you out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house.

  • Ps 119:19
    70%

    19I am living in a strange land: do not let your teachings be kept secret from me.