Deuteronomy 24:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Make sure that orphans and foreigners are treated fairly. And if you lend money to a widow and want to keep something of hers to guarantee that she will pay you back, don't take any of her clothes.

Cross References

Job 22:6

To guarantee payment of a debt, you have taken clothes from the poor.

Job 24:3

They cheat orphans and widows by taking their donkeys and oxen.

Exodus 22:20

Death is the punishment for offering sacrifices to any god except me.

Exodus 23:2

Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.

Exodus 23:6

Make sure that the poor are given equal justice in court.

Exodus 23:9

Don't ill-treat foreigners. You were foreigners in Egypt, and you know what it is like.

Proverbs 31:5

Drinking makes you forget your responsibilities, and you ill-treat the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don't be surprised if the poor of your country are abused, and injustice takes the place of justice. After all, the lower officials must do what the higher ones order them to do.

Isaiah 1:23

Your leaders have rejected me to become friends of crooks; your rulers are looking for gifts and bribes. Widows and orphans never get a fair trial.

Isaiah 3:15

The LORD All-Powerful says, “You have crushed my people and rubbed in the dust the faces of the poor.”

Isaiah 33:15

But there will be rewards for those who live right and tell the truth, for those who refuse to take money by force or accept bribes, for all who hate murder and violent crimes.

Jeremiah 5:28

and prosperous, but you refuse to help the poor get the justice they deserve.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people themselves cheat and rob; they abuse the poor and take advantage of foreigners.

Ezekiel 22:7

None of you honour your parents, and you cheat foreigners, orphans, and widows.

Leviticus 19:33

Don't ill-treat any foreigners who live in your land.

Micah 7:3

People cooperate to commit crime. Judges and leaders demand bribes, and rulers cheat in court.

Zechariah 7:10

Don't ill-treat widows or orphans or foreigners or anyone who is poor, and stop making plans to hurt each other.”

Malachi 3:5

The LORD All-Powerful said: I'm now on my way to judge you. And I will quickly condemn all who practise witchcraft or cheat in marriage or tell lies in court or rob workers of their pay or ill-treat widows and orphans or steal the property of foreigners or refuse to respect me.

Luke 3:14

Some soldiers asked him, “And what about us? What do we have to do?” John told them, “Don't force people to pay money to make you leave them alone. Be satisfied with your pay.”

Deuteronomy 1:17

And it doesn't matter if one is helpless and the other is powerful. Don't be afraid of anyone! No matter who comes to your court, God will help you make a fair decision. If any case is too hard for you, bring the people to me, and I will make the decision.

Deuteronomy 24:13

Instead, give it back before sunset, so the owner can keep warm and sleep and ask the LORD to bless you. Then the LORD your God will notice that you have done the right thing.

Deuteronomy 24:18

You were slaves in Egypt until the LORD your God rescued you. That's why I am giving you these laws.

Deuteronomy 24:6

When you lend money to people, you are allowed to keep something of theirs as a guarantee that they will pay back the loan. But don't take one or both of their millstones, or else they may starve. They need these stones for grinding grain into flour to make bread.

James 2:6

You ill-treat the poor. But isn't it the rich who boss you around and drag you off to court?