Proverbs 23:10

God's Word

Do not move an ancient boundary marker or enter fields that belong to orphans,

Cross References

Job 22:9

You send widows away empty-handed, and the arms of orphans are broken.

Job 24:9

“⌞People⌟ snatch the ⌞nursing⌟ orphan from a breast and take a poor woman’s baby as security for a loan.

Job 6:27

Would you also throw dice for an orphan? Would you buy and sell your friend?

Psalm 94:6

They kill widows and foreigners, and they murder orphans.

Exodus 22:22

“Never take advantage of any widow or orphan.

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord tears down the house of an arrogant person, but he protects the property of widows.

Proverbs 22:28

Do not move an ancient boundary marker that your ancestors set in place.

Jeremiah 22:3

“This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Don’t mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and don’t oppress them. Don’t kill innocent people in this place.

Jeremiah 7:5

“ ‘Suppose you really change the way you live and act and you really treat each other fairly.

Jeremiah 7:6

Suppose you do not oppress foreigners, orphans, and widows, or kill anyone in this place. And suppose you do not follow other gods that lead you to your own destruction.

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and poor people. And don’t even think of doing evil to each other.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Deuteronomy 19:14

Never move your neighbor’s original boundary marker on any property in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 27:17

“Whoever moves his neighbor’s boundary marker will be cursed.” Then all the people will say amen.

James 1:27

Pure, unstained religion, according to God our Father, is to take care of orphans and widows when they suffer and to remain uncorrupted by this world.