Exodus 22:21

New King James Version

“You shall neither mistreat a stranger nor oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Job 6:27

Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless, And you undermine your friend.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.

Exodus 20:2

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

Exodus 23:9

“Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 7:6

if you do not oppress the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or walk after other gods to your hurt,

Ezekiel 22:7

In you they have made light of father and mother; in your midst they have oppressed the stranger; in you they have mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

Leviticus 19:13

‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.

Leviticus 19:33

‘And if a stranger dwells with you in your land, you shall not mistreat him.

Leviticus 19:34

The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:35

‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.

Zechariah 7:10

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.’

Malachi 3:5

And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien— Because they do not fear Me,” Says the Lord of hosts.

Deuteronomy 1:16

“Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 10:19

Therefore love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 15:15

You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you; therefore I command you this thing today.

Deuteronomy 23:16

He may dwell with you in your midst, in the place which he chooses within one of your gates, where it seems best to him; you shall not oppress him.

Deuteronomy 23:7

“You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

Deuteronomy 27:19

‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’