Exodus 22:21

New American Bible - revised edition

You shall not wrong any widow or orphan.

Cross References

Job 6:27

You would even cast lots for the orphan, and would barter over your friend!

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the resident alien, comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow, but thwarts the way of the wicked.

Exodus 20:2

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Exodus 23:9

You shall not oppress a resident alien; you well know how it feels to be an alien, since you were once aliens yourselves in the land of Egypt. Religious Laws.

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Do what is right and just. Rescue the victims from the hand of their oppressors. Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you no longer oppress the alien, the orphan, and the widow; if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow after other gods to your own harm,

Ezekiel 22:7

Within you, father and mother are dishonored; they extort the resident alien in your midst; within you, they oppress orphans and widows.

Leviticus 19:13

You shall not exploit your neighbor. You shall not commit robbery. You shall not withhold overnight the wages of your laborer.

Leviticus 19:33

When an alien resides with you in your land, do not mistreat such a one.

Leviticus 19:34

You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; you shall love the alien as yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt. I, the Lord, am your God.

Leviticus 25:35

When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the resident alien or the poor; do not plot evil against one another in your hearts.

Malachi 3:5

I will draw near to you for judgment, and I will be swift to bear witness Against sorcerers, adulterers, and perjurers, those who deprive a laborer of wages, Oppress a widow or an orphan, or turn aside a resident alien, without fearing me, says the Lord of hosts.

Deuteronomy 1:16

I charged your judges at that time, “Listen to complaints among your relatives, and administer true justice to both parties even if one of them is a resident alien.

Deuteronomy 10:18

who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 10:19

So you too should love the resident alien, for that is what you were in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 15:15

For remember that you too were slaves in the land of Egypt, and the Lord, your God, redeemed you. That is why I am giving you this command today.

Deuteronomy 23:16

You shall not hand over to their master any slaves who have taken refuge with you from their master.

Deuteronomy 23:7

Never seek their welfare or prosperity as long as you live.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.

Deuteronomy 27:19

“Cursed be anyone who deprives the resident alien, the orphan or the widow of justice!” And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”