Deuteronomy 23:16
Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages he prefers; you must not oppress him.
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Referenced Verses
- Exod 22:21 : 21 “You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Exod 23:9 : 9 “You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Isa 16:3-4 : 3 “Bring a plan, make a decision! Provide some shade in the middle of the day! Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape! 4 Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!” Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease, the destroyer will come to an end, those who trample will disappear from the earth.
- Jer 7:6 : 6 Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
- Zech 7:10 : 10 You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’
- Mal 3:5 : 5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
- Luke 15:15-24 : 15 So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. 16 He was longing to eat the carob pods the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. 17 But when he came to his senses he said,‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger! 18 I will get up and go to my father and say to him,“Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me like one of your hired workers.”’ 20 So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way from home his father saw him, and his heart went out to him; he ran and hugged his son and kissed him. 21 Then his son said to him,‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ 22 But the father said to his slaves,‘Hurry! Bring the best robe, and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet! 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it! Let us eat and celebrate, 24 because this son of mine was dead, and is alive again– he was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
- Titus 3:2-3 : 2 They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people. 3 For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.
- Jas 2:6 : 6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Deut 24:14-152 verses79%
14 You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
15 You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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15 Purity in the Treatment of the Nonprivileged You must not return an escaped slave to his master when he has run away to you.
- Lev 19:33-342 verses75%
33 When a resident foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
34 The resident foreigner who lives with you must be to you like a native citizen among you; so you must love him as yourself, because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
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27 As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.
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21 “You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
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9 “You must not oppress a resident foreigner, since you know the life of a foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Lev 25:39-413 verses73%
39 “‘If your brother becomes impoverished with regard to you so that he sells himself to you, you must not subject him to slave service.
40 He must be with you as a hired worker, as a resident foreigner; he must serve with you until the year of jubilee,
41 but then he may go free, he and his children with him, and may return to his family and to the property of his ancestors.
- Deut 15:16-172 verses73%
16 However, if the servant says to you,“I do not want to leave you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,
17 you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door. Then he will become your servant permanently(this applies to your female servant as well).
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11 You shall rejoice before him– you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you– in the place where the LORD chooses to locate his name.
- Lev 25:43-453 verses72%
43 You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.
44 “‘As for your male and female slaves who may belong to you– you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you.
45 Also you may buy slaves from the children of the foreigners who reside with you, and from their families that are with you, whom they have fathered in your land, they may become your property.
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53 He must be with the one who bought him like a yearly hired worker. The one who bought him must not rule over him harshly in your sight.
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6 Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the LORD chooses
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14 You are to rejoice in your festival, you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows who are in your villages.
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14 If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.
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6 Stop oppressing resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
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14 You must supply them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress– as the LORD your God has blessed you, you must give to them.
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4 The one who committed manslaughter should escape to one of these cities, stand at the entrance of the city gate, and present his case to the leaders of that city. They should then bring him into the city, give him a place to stay, and let him live there.
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5 You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of your villages that the LORD your God is giving you,
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17 No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, but you must fear your God, because I am the LORD your God.
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18 Only in the presence of the LORD your God may you eat these, in the place he chooses. This applies to you, your son, your daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages. In that place you will rejoice before the LORD your God in all the output of your labor.
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17 Purity in Cultic Personnel There must never be a sacred prostitute among the young women of Israel nor a sacred male prostitute among the young men of Israel.
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29 Then the Levites(because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.
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7 You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner in his land.
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23 In whatever tribe the resident foreigner lives, there you will give him his inheritance,” declares the Sovereign LORD.
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16 One law and one custom must apply to you and to the resident foreigner who lives alongside you.’”
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15 Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.
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35 Debt and Slave Regulations“‘If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident.
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26 You yourselves must obey my statutes and my regulations and must not do any of these abominations, both the native citizen and the resident foreigner in your midst,
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12 You shall rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God, along with your sons, daughters, male and female servants, and the Levites in your villages(since they have no allotment or inheritance with you).
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12 Release of Debt Slaves If your fellow Hebrew– whether male or female– is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you must let that servant go free.
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22 There will be one regulation for you, whether a resident foreigner or a native citizen, for I am the LORD your God.’”
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25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
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2 Hebrew Servants“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he will go out free without paying anything.
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7 The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.
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6 “You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.
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22 Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.
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15 you must select without fail a king whom the LORD your God chooses. From among your fellow citizens you must appoint a king– you may not designate a foreigner who is not one of your fellow Israelites.
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47 “‘If a resident foreigner who is with you prospers and your brother becomes impoverished with regard to him so that he sells himself to a resident foreigner who is with you or to a member of a foreigner’s family,
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11 You will celebrate all the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family, along with the Levites and the resident foreigners among you.
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14 Laws Concerning Witnesses You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property, which will have been defined in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
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6 You may have the Sabbath produce of the land to eat– you, your male servant, your female servant, your hired worker, the resident foreigner who stays with you,
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49 The same law will apply to the person who is native-born and to the resident foreigner who lives among you.”