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Proverbs 23:10

New Century Version

Don’t move an old stone that marks a border, and don’t take fields that belong to orphans.

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Don’t move an old stone that marks a border, because those stones were set up by your ancestors.

Don’t hurt widows and orphans, foreigners or the poor; don’t even think of doing evil to somebody else.’

“Anyone will be cursed who moves the stone that marks a neighbor’s border.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

Religion that God accepts as pure and without fault is this: caring for orphans or widows who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s evil influence.

This is what the Lord says: Do what is fair and right. Save the one who has been robbed from the power of his attacker. Don’t mistreat or hurt the foreigners, orphans, or widows. Don’t kill innocent people here.

Do not move the stone that marks the border of your neighbor’s land, which people long ago set in place. It marks what you inherit in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in evil magic, adultery, and lying under oath, those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who are unfair to foreigners, and those who do not respect me.

You must change your lives and do what is right. Be fair to each other.

They kill widows and foreigners and murder orphans.

But you sent widows away empty-handed, and you mistreated orphans.

You would even gamble for orphans and would trade away your friend.

The fatherless child is grabbed from its mother’s breast; they take a poor mother’s baby to pay for what she owes.

“Do not cheat a widow or an orphan.

The Lord will tear down the proud person’s house, but he will protect the widow’s property.

You must not be hard on strangers, orphans, and widows. Don’t kill innocent people in this place! Don’t follow other gods, or they will ruin your lives.




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