Exodus 22:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.”
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“If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if a man borrow aught of his neighbor, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when a man doth ask <FI>anything<Fi> from his neighbour, and it hath been hurt or hath died--its owner not being with it--he doth certainly repay;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 22:14 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 21:34the owner of the pit shall make restitution; he must pay its owner, and the dead animal will be his.
- Exodus 22:11an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
- Leviticus 24:18Whoever kills an animal must make restitution—life for life.
- Deuteronomy 15:2This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.
- Deuteronomy 23:19Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
- Nehemiah 5:4Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.
- Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
- Matthew 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
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