Deuteronomy 22:1

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘If you see your brother Israelite’s ox or sheep straying, do not ignore it; make sure you return it to your brother.

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:16

I will seek the lost,  bring back the strays, bandage the injured,  and strengthen the weak, but I will destroy  the fat and the strong. I will shepherd them with justice.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your house, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?  ,

Proverbs 24:11

Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling towards slaughter.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like sheep going astray,   , but you have now returned to the Shepherd  and Overseer  of your souls.

Matthew 15:24

He replied, ‘I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’

Matthew 10:6

Instead, go to the lost sheep   of the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the ill, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost.  Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the  Lord, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for him.

Proverbs 28:27

The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.

Leviticus 20:4

But if the people of the country look the other way when that man  gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,

1 Corinthians 9:9

For it is written in the law of Moses, Do not muzzle an ox   while it treads out grain.   , Is God really concerned about oxen?

Leviticus 6:3

or finds something lost and lies about it;  or swears falsely  about any of the sinful things a person may do #– #

Deuteronomy 22:2

If your brother does not live near you or you don’t know him, you are to bring the animal to your home to remain with you until your brother comes looking for it; then you can return it to him.

Proverbs 27:10

Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.

Zechariah 7:9

‘The Lord of Armies says this: “Make fair decisions.  Show faithful love and compassion  to one another.