Leviticus 19:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.”
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“When a foreigner resides with you in your land, you must not oppress him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`And when a sojourner sojourneth with thee in your land, thou dost not oppress him;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 19:33 — 9 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 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 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
- Deuteronomy 24:14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
- Jeremiah 7:6if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm,
- Ezekiel 22:7Father and mother are treated with contempt. Within your walls the foreign resident is exploited, the fatherless and the widow are oppressed.
- Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
- Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
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