Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 27:19 : 19 ‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’
  • Exod 22:21 : 21 “You must not wrong a resident foreigner nor oppress him, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 10:19 : 19 So you must love the resident foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 24:14-18 : 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. 16 Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin. 17 You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan. 18 Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do all this.
  • Exod 21:21 : 21 However, if the injured servant survives one or two days, the owner will not be punished, for he has suffered the loss.
  • Ps 94:6 : 6 They kill the widow and the resident foreigner, and they murder the fatherless.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the resident foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
  • Matt 18:33 : 33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’
  • Heb 2:17-18 : 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 For since he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.