Verse 9

"You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 27:19 : 19 'Cursed is he who wrests the justice [due] to the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • Exod 22:21 : 21 "You shall not wrong an alien, neither shall you oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 10:19 : 19 Therefore love the foreigner; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
  • Deut 24:14-18 : 14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates: 15 in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 You shall not wrest the justice [due] to the foreigner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge; 18 but you shall remember that you were a bondservant in Egypt, and Yahweh your God redeemed you there: therefore I command you to do this thing.
  • Exod 21:21 : 21 Notwithstanding, if he gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for he is his property.
  • Ps 94:6 : 6 They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In you have they set light by father and mother; in the midst of you have they dealt by oppression with the foreigner; in you have they wronged the fatherless and the widow.
  • Matt 18:33 : 33 Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
  • Heb 2:17-18 : 17 Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18 For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.