Leviticus 25:43

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Do not rule over them harshly, but fear your God.

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  • Col 4:1 : 1 Masters, treat your servants with justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
  • Exod 1:13-14 : 13 The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves. 14 They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor, the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.
  • Lev 25:17 : 17 Do not take advantage of one another, but fear your God; I am the LORD your God.
  • Lev 25:46 : 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites harshly.
  • Lev 25:53 : 53 They are to be treated as a yearly hired worker while with their buyer, and they must not be ruled over harshly in your sight.
  • Eph 6:9 : 9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.
  • Ezek 34:4 : 4 You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them harshly and brutally.
  • 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 25:18 : 18 how he met you on the road, attacked all who were lagging behind you when you were tired and weary, and he did not fear God.
  • Isa 47:6 : 6 I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.
  • Isa 58:3 : 3 'Why have we fasted,' they say, 'and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?' Yet on the day of your fasting, you pursue your own desires and oppress all your workers.
  • Exod 1:17 : 17 The midwives, however, feared God and did not obey the king of Egypt's command; they let the boys live.
  • Exod 1:21 : 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
  • Exod 2:23 : 23 During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 'Now, the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.'
  • Exod 5:14 : 14 And Pharaoh's slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, "Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?"

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 25:17
    81%

    17Do not take advantage of one another, but fear your God; I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 25:42
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    42Because the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.

  • Lev 25:44-46
    3 verses
    79%

    44Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves.

    45You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your land, and they will become your property.

    46You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites harshly.

  • Lev 25:53
    79%

    53They are to be treated as a yearly hired worker while with their buyer, and they must not be ruled over harshly in your sight.

  • Lev 25:36-40
    5 verses
    77%

    36Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

    38I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

    39If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and sell themselves to you, do not make them work as slaves.

    40They are to be treated as hired workers or temporary residents among you; they are to work for you until the Year of Jubilee.

  • Deut 23:15-16
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    75%

    15For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies into your hands. Your camp must be holy so that He will not see anything indecent among you and turn away from you.

    16Do not hand over a slave who has escaped from his master and taken refuge with you.

  • Deut 24:14
    74%

    14Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

  • Exod 22:25
    73%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

  • Deut 15:14-15
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    73%

    14Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.

    15Remember 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.

  • Lev 25:14
    72%

    14If you sell land to your neighbor or buy land from your neighbor, do not take advantage of one another.

  • Lev 25:55
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    55For the Israelites are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

  • 2 Kgs 17:35-36
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    72%

    35The Lord made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, 'Do not fear other gods, do not bow down to them, do not serve them, and do not sacrifice to them.'

    36But fear only the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. Worship Him and sacrifice to Him alone.

  • Exod 22:21-22
    2 verses
    72%

    21Do not afflict a widow or an orphan.

    22If you do afflict them and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

  • Lev 19:33
    72%

    33When a stranger resides with you in your land, do not mistreat them.

  • Lev 19:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the LORD.

    15Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Deut 24:22
    72%

    22Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.

  • Deut 24:18
    72%

    18Remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there. That is why I command you to do this.

  • Deut 7:18
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    18Do not be afraid of them. Remember well what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt—

  • Deut 16:12
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    12Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these decrees.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6Do not deny justice to your poor among you in their lawsuit.

  • Deut 12:4
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    4Do not worship the Lord your God in the same way that they worship their gods.

  • Isa 14:3
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    3On the day the LORD gives you rest from your pain, your turmoil, and the harsh labor imposed on you,

  • Lev 26:13
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    13I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves to them; I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

  • 2 Kgs 17:39
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    39Rather, fear the Lord your God, and He will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.

  • Exod 23:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.

    33They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.

  • Col 3:22
    71%

    22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.

  • Exod 21:2
    71%

    2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he shall go free, without any payment.

  • Deut 10:20
    71%

    20Fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

  • Ps 81:9
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    9Hear, my people, and I will warn you—if you would only listen to me, Israel!

  • 2 Sam 23:3
    70%

    3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'The one who rules over people must be righteous, ruling in the fear of God.'

  • Exod 20:10
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    10but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your livestock, nor any foreigner residing within your gates.

  • Exod 23:9
    70%

    9Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

  • Jer 25:6
    70%

    6Do not follow other gods to serve them or worship them. Do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands; then I will not bring disaster upon you.'

  • Exod 1:13
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    13The Egyptians forced the Israelites to work as slaves.

  • Deut 6:13
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    13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

  • Eph 6:9
    70%

    9And masters, treat your slaves in the same way, without threatening them, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

  • Deut 15:18
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    18Do not consider it hard to set them free, because their service to you for six years was worth twice as much as that of a hired worker, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.