Exodus 22:21
And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
In Context
20He who sacrifices to any god, except to LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2I am LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourns with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the sojourner in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shall remember that thou were a bondman in the land of Egypt, and LORD thy God redeemed thee. Therefore I command thee this thing today.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to the sojourner, [or] to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge,
Psalms 146:9LORD preserves the sojourners. He upholds the fatherless and widow. But the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →