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Exodus 23:9

WEB

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

KJV

9¶ Also thou shalt not oppress[+] a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

BSB

9Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

FBV

9Don't abuse foreigners living among you, since you know very well what it's like to be foreigners, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.

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Book of Exodus Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject

Extra References

Exodus 22:21

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


Deuteronomy 27:19

19‘Cursed is he who withholds justice from the foreigner, fatherless, and widow.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’


Deuteronomy 24:14-18

14You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the foreigners who are in your land within your gates. 15In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. Every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

17You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge; 18but you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you there. Therefore I command you to do this thing.


Matthew 18:33

33Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’


Ezekiel 22:7

7In you have they treated father and mother with contempt. [+] Among you they have oppressed the foreigner. In you they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.


Deuteronomy 10:19

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


Psalms 94:6

6They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless.


Hebrews 2:17-18

17Therefore he was obligated in all things to be made like his brothers, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people. 18For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.


Exodus 21:21

21Notwithstanding, if his servant gets up after a day or two, he shall not be punished, for the servant is his property.