Exodus 23:9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Cross References

Psalm 94:6

They kill the widow and the stranger; they murder the orphan,

Exodus 21:21

But if the slave survives a day or two, there is no punishment, for the slave is the owner’s property.

Exodus 22:20

“Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord alone shall be devoted to destruction.

Exodus 22:21

“You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 22:29

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy and have extorted from the alien without justice.

Ezekiel 22:7

Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the alien residing within you suffers extortion; the orphan and the widow are wronged in you.

Leviticus 19:33

“When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien.

Matthew 18:33

Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’

Deuteronomy 10:19

You shall also love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 23:7

“You shall not abhor any of the Edomites, for they are your kin. You shall not abhor any of the Egyptians, because you were an alien residing in their land.

Deuteronomy 27:19

“ ‘Cursed be anyone who deprives an alien, an orphan, or a widow of justice.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen!’