Exodus 23:4
If you come across an ox or a donkey of your enemy, which has gone astray, lead it back to him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
In Context
3Likewise, you shall not show pity in judgment of the poor.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:1“If you see your brother’s ox or sheep wander astray, you shall not pass by. Instead, you shall lead them back to your brother.
Proverbs 24:17When your enemy will fall, do not be glad, and do not let your heart exult in his ruin,
Matthew 5:44But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you.
Romans 12:17Render to no one harm for harm. Provide good things, not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:2-10
Judicial Laws. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help… Read the whole commentary →