Deuteronomy 24:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.”
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“Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 24:17 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
- Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him by sunset,
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Exodus 23:6You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
- Exodus 23:9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
- Deuteronomy 10:17For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 24:6Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
- Deuteronomy 24:13be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as righteousness before the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 27:19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- 1 Samuel 12:3Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”
- Job 22:8while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
- Job 24:3They drive away the donkey of the fatherless and take the widow’s ox in pledge.
- Job 29:11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
- Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
- Psalms 94:3How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
- Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Proverbs 31:5lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Isaiah 3:15Why do you crush My people and grind the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
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