Deuteronomy 23:16 - The Scriptures 2009

“Let him dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it is pleasing to him. Do not oppress him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

he shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

He shall dwell with you in your midst wherever he chooses in one of your towns where it pleases him best. You shall not defraud or oppress him.

American Standard Version (1901)

he shall dwell with thee, in the midst of thee, in the place which he shall choose within one of thy gates, where it pleaseth him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

Common English Bible

They can stay with you: in your own community or in any place they select from one of your cities, whatever seems good to them. Don’t oppress them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

He shall live with you in a place that pleases him, and he shall rest in one of your cities. You shall not grieve him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

He shall dwell with thee in the place that shall please him, and shall rest, in one of thy cities. Give him no trouble.

Deuteronomy 23:16 Cross References

Exodus 22:21

“Do not tread down a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim.

Exodus 23:9

“And do not oppress a sojourner, as you yourselves know the heart of a sojourner, because you were sojourners in the land of Mitsrayim.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because he is poor, And oppress not the afflicted at the gate.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other mighty ones to your own evil,

Zechariah 7:10

“Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Malachi 3:5

“And I shall draw near to you for right-ruling. And I shall be a swift witness against the practisers of witchcraft, and against adulterers, and against them that swear to falsehood, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and those who turn away a sojourner and do not fear Me,” said יהוה of hosts.

James 2:6

But you have shown disrespect towards the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts?