Proverbs 23:10

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Never move an old property line, and don’t take land that belongs to orphans.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:28

Never move an old property line that was marked long ago by your ancestors.

Zechariah 7:10

Don’t hurt widows and orphans, strangers, or poor people. Don’t even think of doing bad things to each other!’”

Deuteronomy 27:17

“The Levites will say, ‘Cursed is the one who moves a neighbor’s landmark!’ “Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

James 1:27

The worship that God wants is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence. This is the kind of worship that God accepts as pure and good.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Do what is right and fair. Protect those who have been robbed from the ones who robbed them. Don’t hurt or do anything wrong to orphans or widows. Don’t kill innocent people.

Deuteronomy 19:14

“You must not move the stones that mark your neighbor’s property. People put them there in the past to mark each person’s property. These stones mark the land that the Lord your God gave you.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Jeremiah 7:5

If you change your lives and do good things, I will let you live in this place. You must be fair to each other.

Psalm 94:6

They kill widows and foreigners living in our country. They murder orphans.

Job 22:9

But maybe you sent widows away without giving them anything. And maybe you took advantage of orphans.

Job 6:27

Are you the kind of people who would gamble for orphans and sell out your own friends?

Job 24:9

They take a nursing baby from its mother. They take a poor person’s child to guarantee a loan.

Exodus 22:22

“You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to orphans.

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord destroys a proud man’s house but protects a widow’s property.

Jeremiah 7:6

You must be fair to strangers. You must help widows and orphans. Don’t kill innocent people in this place! And don’t follow other gods, because they will only ruin your lives.