Deuteronomy 22:1

God's Word

If you see another Israelite’s ox or sheep out where it doesn’t belong, don’t pretend that you don’t see it. Make sure you take it back.

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:16

I will look for those that are lost, bring back those that have strayed away, bandage those that are injured, and strengthen those that are sick. I will destroy those that are fat and strong. I will take care of my sheep fairly.

Isaiah 58:7

Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.

Proverbs 24:11

Rescue captives condemned to death, and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.

1 Peter 2:25

You were like lost sheep. Now you have come back to the shepherd and bishop of your lives.

Matthew 15:24

Jesus responded, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the nation of Israel.”

Matthew 10:6

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

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened those that were weak, healed those that were sick, or bandaged those that were injured. You have not brought back those that strayed away or looked for those that were lost. You have ruled them harshly and violently.

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor lacks nothing. Whoever ignores the poor receives many curses.

Leviticus 20:4

If the common people ignore those who give their children to Molech and do not put them to death,

1 Corinthians 9:9

Moses’ Teachings say, “Never muzzle an ox when it is threshing  grain.” God’s concern isn’t for oxen.

Leviticus 6:3

If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this,

Deuteronomy 22:2

If the owner doesn’t live near you or you don’t know who owns it, take the animal home with you. Keep it until the owner comes looking for it. Then give it back.

Proverbs 27:10

Do not abandon your friend or your father’s friend. Do not go to a relative’s home when you are in trouble. A neighbor living nearby is better than a relative far away.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord of Armies says: Administer real justice, and be compassionate and kind to each other.