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Exodus 22:21

WEB

21You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

KJV

21¶ Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

BSB

21[+] You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

FBV

21[+] You must not exploit or mistreat a foreigner. Remember that you yourselves were once foreigners in Egypt.

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Extra References

Exodus 23:9

9You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.


Deuteronomy 10:19

19Therefore love the foreigner, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.


Leviticus 19:33

33“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.


Zechariah 7:10

10Don’t oppress the widow, the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.’


Leviticus 25:35

35“‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.


Deuteronomy 23:7

7You shall not abhor an Edomite, for he is your brother. You shall not abhor an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.


Jeremiah 7:6

6if you don’t oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don’t shed innocent blood in this place, and don’t walk after other gods to your own hurt,


Exodus 20:2

2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.


Malachi 3:5

5I will come near to you to judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don’t fear me,” says the LORD of Armies.


Deuteronomy 15:15

15You 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.