Exodus 22:23

Conservative English Version

If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.

Cross References

Job 34:28

The persons they mistreated had prayed for help, until God answered their prayers.

Job 35:9

In times of trouble, everyone begs the mighty God to have mercy.

Psalm 10:14

But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something. The poor can count on you, and so can orphans.

Psalm 140:12

Our LORD, I know that you defend the homeless and see that the poor are given justice.

Psalm 145:19

You satisfy the desires of all your worshipers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.

Psalm 18:6

I was in terrible trouble when I called out to you, but from your temple you heard me and answered my prayer.

Psalm 68:5

Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.

Exodus 22:27

because that is the only cover the poor have when they sleep at night. I am a merciful God, and when they call out to me, I will come to help them.

Lamentations 5:3

We are like children whose mothers are widows.

Luke 18:7

Won't God protect his chosen ones who pray to him day and night? Won't he be concerned for them?

Deuteronomy 10:18

The LORD defends the rights of orphans and widows. He cares for foreigners and gives them food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, "Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back." It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the LORD to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

Deuteronomy 24:15

Pay them their wages at the end of each day, because they live in poverty and need the money to survive. If you don't pay them on time, they will complain about you to the LORD, and he will punish you.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has surely heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.