Exodus 22:21
You shall not harass the newcomer, nor shall you afflict him. For you yourselves were once newcomers in the land of Egypt.
Catholic Public Domain 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
20Whoever immolates to gods, other than to the Lord, shall be killed.
22You shall not harm a widow or an orphan.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2“I am the Lord your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, out of the house of servitude.
Leviticus 19:33If a newcomer lives in your land and abides among you, do not reproach him,
Deuteronomy 10:18He accomplishes judgment for the orphan and the widow. He loves the sojourner, and he gives him food as well as clothing.
Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you yourself also served in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God set you free. And therefore, I now command this of you.
Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not pervert the judgment of the new arrival or the orphan, nor shall you take away the widow’s garment as collateral.
Psalms 146:9He gives their food to beasts of burden and to young ravens that call upon him.
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 →