Verse 17

Thou shalt not pervert{H5186}{(H8686)} the judgment{H4941} of the stranger{H1616}, nor of the fatherless{H3490}; nor take{H2254} a widow's{H490} raiment{H899} to pledge{H2254}{(H8799)}:

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 16:19 : 19 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186}{(H8686)} judgment{H4941}; thou shalt not respect{H5234}{(H8686)} persons{H6440}, neither take{H3947}{(H8799)} a gift{H7810}: for a gift{H7810} doth blind{H5786}{(H8762)} the eyes{H5869} of the wise{H2450}, and pervert{H5557}{(H8762)} the words{H1697} of the righteous{H6662}.
  • Exod 22:21-22 : 21 Thou shalt neither vex{H3238}{(H8686)} a stranger{H1616}, nor oppress{H3905}{(H8799)} him: for ye were strangers{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}. 22 Ye shall not afflict{H6031}{(H8762)} any widow{H490}, or fatherless child{H3490}.
  • Exod 23:6 : 6 Thou shalt not wrest{H5186}{(H8686)} the judgment{H4941} of thy poor{H34} in his cause{H7379}.
  • Deut 27:19 : 19 Cursed{H779}{(H8803)} be he that perverteth{H5186}{(H8688)} the judgment{H4941} of the stranger{H1616}, fatherless{H3490}, and widow{H490}. And all the people{H5971} shall say{H559}{(H8804)}, Amen{H543}.
  • Isa 1:23 : 23 Thy princes{H8269} are rebellious{H5637}{(H8802)}, and companions{H2270} of thieves{H1590}: every one loveth{H157}{(H8802)} gifts{H7810}, and followeth{H7291}{(H8802)} after rewards{H8021}: they judge{H8199}{(H8799)} not the fatherless{H3490}, neither doth the cause{H7379} of the widow{H490} come{H935}{(H8799)} unto them.
  • Job 29:11-17 : 11 When the ear{H241} heard{H8085}{(H8804)} me, then it blessed{H833}{(H8762)} me; and when the eye{H5869} saw{H7200}{(H8804)} me, it gave witness{H5749}{(H8686)} to me: 12 Because I delivered{H4422}{(H8762)} the poor{H6041} that cried{H7768}{(H8764)}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and him that had none to help{H5826}{(H8802)} him. 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8799)} upon me: and I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy{H7442}{(H8686)}. 14 I put{H3847}{(H8804)} on righteousness{H6664}, and it clothed{H3847}{(H8799)} me: my judgment{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem{H6797}. 15 I was eyes{H5869} to the blind{H5787}, and feet{H7272} was I to the lame{H6455}. 16 I was a father{H1} to the poor{H34}: and the cause{H7379} which I knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not I searched out{H2713}{(H8799)}. 17 And I brake{H7665}{(H8762)} the jaws{H4973} of the wicked{H5767}, and plucked{H7993}{(H8686)} the spoil{H2964} out of his teeth{H8127}.
  • Exod 23:9 : 9 Also thou shalt not oppress{H3905}{(H8799)} a stranger{H1616}: for ye know{H3045}{(H8804)} the heart{H5315} of a stranger{H1616}, seeing{H3588} ye were strangers{H1616} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Deut 1:17 : 17 Ye shall not respect{H5234}{(H8686)} persons{H6440} in judgment{H4941}; but ye shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)} the small{H6996} as well as the great{H1419}; ye shall not be afraid{H1481}{(H8799)} of the face{H6440} of man{H376}; for the judgment{H4941} is God's{H430}: and the cause{H1697} that is too hard{H7185}{(H8799)} for you, bring{H7126}{(H8686)} it unto me, and I will hear{H8085}{(H8804)} it.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They are waxen fat{H8080}{(H8804)}, they shine{H6245}{(H8804)}: yea, they overpass{H5674}{(H8804)} the deeds{H1697} of the wicked{H7451}: they judge{H1777}{(H8804)} not the cause{H1779}, the cause of the fatherless{H3490}, yet they prosper{H6743}{(H8686)}; and the right{H4941} of the needy{H34} do they not judge{H8199}{(H8804)}.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil{H7451} with both hands{H3709} earnestly{H3190}{(H8687)}, the prince{H8269} asketh{H7592}{(H8802)}, and the judge{H8199}{(H8802)} asketh for a reward{H7966}; and the great{H1419} man, he uttereth{H1696}{(H8802)} his mischievous{H1942} desire{H5315}: so they wrap it up{H5686}{(H8762)}.
  • Exod 23:2 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil{H7451}; neither shalt thou speak{H6030}{(H8799)} in a cause{H7379} to decline{H5186}{(H8800)} after{H310} many{H7227} to wrest{H5186}{(H8687)} judgment:
  • Zech 7:10 : 10 And oppress{H6231}{(H8799)} not the widow{H490}, nor the fatherless{H3490}, the stranger{H1616}, nor the poor{H6041}; and let none of you imagine{H2803}{(H8799)} evil{H7451} against{H376} his brother{H251} in your heart{H3824}.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126}{(H8804)} to you to judgment{H4941}; and I will be a swift{H4116}{(H8764)} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers{H3784}{(H8764)}, and against the adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, and against false{H8267} swearers{H7650}{(H8737)}, and against those that oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the hireling{H7916} in his wages{H7939}, the widow{H490}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and that turn aside{H5186}{(H8688)} the stranger{H1616} from his right, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Luke 3:14 : 14 And{G1161} the soldiers{G4754}{(G5734)} likewise{G2532} demanded{G1905}{(G5707)} of him{G846}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, And{G2532} what{G5101} shall we{G2249} do{G4160}{(G5692)}? And{G2532} he said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} them{G846}, Do violence{G1286}{(G5661)} to no man{G3367}, neither{G3366} accuse any falsely{G4811}{(G5661)}; and{G2532} be content{G714}{(G5744)} with your{G5216} wages{G3800}.
  • Jas 2:6 : 6 But{G1161} ye{G5210} have despised{G818}{(G5656)} the poor{G4434}. Do{G2616} not{G3756} rich men{G4145} oppress{G2616}{(G5719)} you{G5216}, and{G2532} draw{G846}{G1670}{(G5719)} you{G5209} before{G1519} the judgment seats{G2922}?
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; Execute{H6213}{(H8798)} ye judgment{H4941} and righteousness{H6666}, and deliver{H5337}{(H8685)} the spoiled{H1497}{(H8803)} out of the hand{H3027} of the oppressor{H6216}: and do no wrong{H3238}{(H8686)}, do no violence{H2554}{(H8799)} to the stranger{H1616}, the fatherless{H3490}, nor the widow{H490}, neither shed{H8210}{(H8799)} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} in this place{H4725}.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light{H7043}{(H8689)} by father{H1} and mother{H517}: in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} by oppression{H6233} with the stranger{H1616}: in thee have they vexed{H3238}{(H8689)} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow{H490}.
  • Ezek 22:29 : 29 The people{H5971} of the land{H776} have used oppression{H6231}{(H8804)}{H6233}, and exercised{H1497}{(H8804)} robbery{H1498}, and have vexed{H3238}{(H8689)} the poor{H6041} and needy{H34}: yea, they have oppressed{H6231}{(H8804)} the stranger{H1616} wrongfully{H4941}.
  • Amos 5:7-9 : 7 Ye who turn{H2015}{(H8802)} judgment{H4941} to wormwood{H3939}, and leave off{H3240}{(H8689)} righteousness{H6666} in the earth{H776}, 8 Seek him that maketh{H6213}{(H8802)} the seven stars{H3598} and Orion{H3685}, and turneth{H2015}{(H8802)} the shadow of death{H6757} into the morning{H1242}, and maketh the day{H3117} dark{H2821}{(H8689)} with night{H3915}: that calleth{H7121}{(H8802)} for the waters{H4325} of the sea{H3220}, and poureth them out{H8210}{(H8799)} upon the face{H6440} of the earth{H776}: The LORD{H3068} is his name{H8034}: 9 That strengtheneth{H1082}{(H8688)} the spoiled{H7701} against the strong{H5794}, so that the spoiled{H7701} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} against the fortress{H4013}. 10 They hate{H8130}{(H8804)} him that rebuketh{H3198}{(H8688)} in the gate{H8179}, and they abhor{H8581}{(H8762)} him that speaketh{H1696}{(H8802)} uprightly{H8549}. 11 Forasmuch{H3282} therefore as your treading{H1318}{(H8780)} is upon the poor{H1800}, and ye take{H3947}{(H8799)} from him burdens{H4864} of wheat{H1250}: ye have built{H1129}{(H8804)} houses{H1004} of hewn stone{H1496}, but ye shall not dwell{H3427}{(H8799)} in them; ye have planted{H5193}{(H8804)} pleasant{H2531} vineyards{H3754}, but ye shall not drink{H8354}{(H8799)} wine{H3196} of them. 12 For I know{H3045}{(H8804)} your manifold{H7227} transgressions{H6588} and your mighty{H6099} sins{H2403}: they afflict{H6887}{(H8802)} the just{H6662}, they take{H3947}{(H8802)} a bribe{H3724}, and they turn aside{H5186}{(H8689)} the poor{H34} in the gate{H8179} from their right.
  • Mic 2:1-2 : 1 Woe{H1945} to them that devise{H2803}{(H8802)} iniquity{H205}, and work{H6466}{(H8802)} evil{H7451} upon their beds{H4904}! when the morning{H1242} is light{H216}, they practise{H6213}{(H8799)} it, because it is{H3426} in the power{H410} of their hand{H3027}. 2 And they covet{H2530}{(H8804)} fields{H7704}, and take them by violence{H1497}{(H8804)}; and houses{H1004}, and take them away{H5375}{(H8804)}: so they oppress{H6231}{(H8804)} a man{H1397} and his house{H1004}, even a man{H376} and his heritage{H5159}.
  • Deut 10:17-18 : 17 For the LORD{H3068} your God{H430} is God{H430} of gods{H430}, and Lord{H113} of lords{H113}, a great{H1419} God{H410}, a mighty{H1368}, and a terrible{H3372}{(H8737)}, which regardeth{H5375}{(H8799)} not persons{H6440}, nor taketh{H3947}{(H8799)} reward{H7810}: 18 He doth execute{H6213}{(H8802)} the judgment{H4941} of the fatherless{H3490} and widow{H490}, and loveth{H157}{(H8802)} the stranger{H1616}, in giving{H5414}{(H8800)} him food{H3899} and raiment{H8071}.
  • Exod 22:26-27 : 26 If thou at all{H2254}{(H8800)} take{H2254} thy neighbour's{H7453} raiment{H8008} to pledge{H2254}{(H8799)}, thou shalt deliver{H7725}{(H8686)} it unto him by{H5704} that the sun{H8121} goeth down{H935}{(H8800)}: 27 For that is his covering{H3682} only, it is his raiment{H8071} for his skin{H5785}: wherein shall he sleep{H7901}{(H8799)}? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth{H6817}{(H8799)} unto me, that I will hear{H8085}{(H8804)}; for I am gracious{H2587}.
  • Deut 24:6 : 6 No man shall take{H2254} the nether{H7347} or the upper millstone{H7393} to pledge{H2254}{(H8799)}: for he taketh{H2254} a man's life{H5315} to pledge{H2254}{(H8802)}.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 In any case{H7725}{(H8687)} thou shalt deliver{H7725} him the pledge{H5667} again{H7725}{(H8686)} when the sun{H8121} goeth down{H935}{(H8800)}, that he may sleep{H7901}{(H8804)} in his own raiment{H8008}, and bless{H1288}{(H8765)} thee: and it shall be righteousness{H6666} unto thee before{H6440} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}.
  • Ps 82:1-5 : 1 A Psalm{H4210} of Asaph{H623}. God{H430} standeth{H5324}{H8737)} in the congregation{H5712} of the mighty{H410}; he judgeth{H8199}{H8799)} among{H7130} the gods{H430}. 2 How long will ye judge{H8199}{H8799)} unjustly{H5766}, and accept{H5375}{H8799)} the persons{H6440} of the wicked{H7563}? Selah{H5542}. 3 Defend{H8199}{H8798)} the poor{H1800} and fatherless{H3490}: do justice{H6663}{H8685)} to the afflicted{H6041} and needy{H7326}{H8802)}. 4 Deliver{H6403}{H8761)} the poor{H1800} and needy{H34}: rid{H5337}{H8685)} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked{H7563}. 5 They know{H3045}{H8804)} not, neither will they understand{H995}{H8799)}; they walk{H1980}{H8691)} on in darkness{H2825}: all the foundations{H4144} of the earth{H776} are out of course{H4131}{H8735)}.
  • Ps 94:3-6 : 3 LORD{H3068}, how long shall the wicked{H7563}, how long shall the wicked{H7563} triumph{H5937}{H8799)}? 4 How long shall they utter{H5042}{H8686)} and speak{H1696}{H8762)} hard things{H6277}? and all the workers{H6466}{H8802)} of iniquity{H205} boast{H559}{H8691)} themselves? 5 They break in pieces{H1792}{H8762)} thy people{H5971}, O LORD{H3068}, and afflict{H6031}{H8762)} thine heritage{H5159}. 6 They slay{H2026}{H8799)} the widow{H490} and the stranger{H1616}, and murder{H7523}{H8762)} the fatherless{H3490}.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Shall the throne{H3678} of iniquity{H1942} have fellowship{H2266}{H8792)} with thee, which frameth{H3335}{H8802)} mischief{H5999} by a law{H2706}? 21 They gather themselves together{H1413}{(H8799)} against the soul{H5315} of the righteous{H6662}, and condemn{H7561}{(H8686)} the innocent{H5355} blood{H1818}.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob{H1497}{(H8799)} not the poor{H1800}, because he is poor{H1800}: neither oppress{H1792}{(H8762)} the afflicted{H6041} in the gate{H8179}: 23 For the LORD{H3068} will plead{H7378}{(H8799)} their cause{H7379}, and spoil{H6906}{(H8804)} the soul{H5315} of those that spoiled{H6906}{(H8802)} them.
  • Prov 31:5 : 5 Lest they drink{H8354}{(H8799)}, and forget{H7911}{(H8799)} the law{H2710}{(H8794)}, and pervert{H8138}{(H8762)} the judgment{H1779} of any of the afflicted{H1121}{H6040}.
  • Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest{H7200}{(H8799)} the oppression{H6233} of the poor{H7326}{(H8802)}, and violent{H1499} perverting of judgment{H4941} and justice{H6664} in a province{H4082}, marvel{H8539}{(H8799)} not at the matter{H2656}: for he that is higher{H1364} than the highest{H1364} regardeth{H8104}{(H8802)}; and there be higher{H1364} than they{H5921}.
  • Isa 3:15 : 15 What mean ye that ye beat{H1792} my people{H5971} to pieces{H1792}{(H8762)}, and grind{H2912}{(H8799)} the faces{H6440} of the poor{H6041}? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Isa 33:15 : 15 He that walketh{H1980}{(H8802)} righteously{H6666}, and speaketh{H1696}{(H8802)} uprightly{H4339}; he that despiseth{H3988}{(H8802)} the gain{H1215} of oppressions{H4642}, that shaketh{H5287}{(H8802)} his hands{H3709} from holding{H8551}{(H8800)} of bribes{H7810}, that stoppeth{H331}{(H8801)} his ears{H241} from hearing{H8085}{(H8800)} of blood{H1818}, and shutteth{H6105}{(H8802)} his eyes{H5869} from seeing{H7200}{(H8800)} evil{H7451};
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Behold, here I am: witness{H6030}{(H8798)} against me before the LORD{H3068}, and before his anointed{H4899}: whose ox{H7794} have I taken{H3947}{(H8804)}? or whose ass{H2543} have I taken{H3947}{(H8804)}? or whom have I defrauded{H6231}{(H8804)}? whom have I oppressed{H7533}{(H8804)}? or of whose hand{H3027} have I received any bribe{H3724} to blind{H5956}{(H8686)} mine eyes{H5869} therewith? and I will restore{H7725}{(H8686)} it you. 4 And they said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou hast not defrauded{H6231}{(H8804)} us, nor oppressed{H7533}{(H8804)} us, neither hast thou taken{H3947}{(H8804)} ought{H3972} of any man's{H376} hand{H3027}.
  • Job 22:8-9 : 8 But as for the mighty{H2220} man{H376}, he had the earth{H776}; and the honourable man{H5375}{(H8803)}{H6440} dwelt{H3427}{(H8799)} in it. 9 Thou hast sent{H7971}{(H8765)} widows{H490} away empty{H7387}, and the arms{H2220} of the fatherless{H3490} have been broken{H1792}{(H8792)}.