Ezekiel 18:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

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  • Ezek 18:7 : 7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.
  • Luke 14:13 : 13 But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
  • Job 22:7 : 7 You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.
  • Job 31:19 : 19 If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.
  • Prov 25:21 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
  • Prov 31:20 : 20 She opened her hand to the poor, and extended her hands to the needy.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Ignorance of the Future Demands Diligence in the Present Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return. 2 Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call out, and the LORD will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply,‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully. 10 You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.

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  • Ezek 18:5-13
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    96%

    5“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

    6does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains or pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife, does not approach a woman for marital relations during her period,

    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

    8does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

    9and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the Sovereign LORD.

    10“Suppose such a man has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things mentioned previously

    11(though the father did not do any of them). He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, defiles his neighbor’s wife,

    12oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

    13engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.

  • Ezek 18:17-18
    2 verses
    82%

    17refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.

    18As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.

  • Ezek 18:15
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    15He does not eat pagan sacrifices on the mountains, does not pray to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor’s wife,

  • Job 22:6-7
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    78%

    6“For you took pledges from your brothers for no reason, and you stripped the clothing from the naked.

    7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.

  • Isa 58:7
    78%

    7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

  • Deut 24:17
    75%

    17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

  • Job 24:10
    75%

    10They go about naked, without clothing, and go hungry while they carry the sheaves.

  • Isa 33:15
    74%

    15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–

  • Job 31:19
    74%

    19If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

  • Ezek 33:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live– he will not die.

    16None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

  • 1 Sam 12:4
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    4They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”

  • Jas 2:15
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    15If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

  • Job 20:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

  • Prov 22:22
    73%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • Zech 7:10
    73%

    10You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’

  • Deut 10:18
    72%

    18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

  • Deut 24:12-14
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    12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

    13You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the LORD your God.

    14You 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.

  • Job 31:17
    72%

    17If I ate my morsel of bread myself, and did not share any of it with orphans–

  • Jer 22:3
    72%

    3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

  • Lev 19:15
    72%

    15Justice, 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.

  • Jer 7:6
    72%

    6Stop 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.

  • Isa 3:7
    72%

    7At that time the brother will shout,‘I am no doctor, I have no food or coat in my house; don’t make me a leader of the people!’”

  • Ps 15:5
    72%

    5He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be shaken.

  • Ezek 24:22
    72%

    22Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.

  • Ezek 22:29
    72%

    29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the resident foreigner and denied them justice.

  • Prov 6:30
    72%

    30People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

  • Job 24:7
    71%

    7They spend the night naked because they lack clothing; they have no covering against the cold.

  • Exod 22:25-26
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

    26If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down,

  • Exod 23:6
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Lev 25:14
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    14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

  • Exod 22:11
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    11then there will be an oath to the LORD between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.

  • Deut 24:6
    70%

    6One must not take either lower or upper millstones as security on a loan, for that is like taking a life itself as security.

  • Prov 22:9
    70%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Isa 10:2
    70%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.