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Exodus 23:4

WEB

4“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again.

KJV

4¶ If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

BSB

4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

FBV

4[+] If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey that has wandered off, take it back to him.

Related Resources

Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject
Loving Your Enemies as God Does - Grace to You

Extra References

Deuteronomy 22:1-4

1You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother. 2If your brother isn’t near to you, or if you don’t know him, then you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall be with you until your brother comes looking for it, and you shall restore it to him. 3So you shall do with his donkey. So you shall do with his garment. So you shall do with every lost thing of your brother’s, which he has lost and you have found. You may not hide yourself. 4You shall not see your brother’s donkey or his ox fallen down by the way, and hide yourself from them. You shall surely help him to lift them up again.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

15See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

Matthew 5:44

44[+] But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

Proverbs 25:21

21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

Romans 12:17-21

17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. 18If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men. 19Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.” 20Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”

21Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Luke 6:27-28

27“But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

Proverbs 24:17-18

17Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown, 18lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Job 31:29-30

29“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him 30(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);