Zechariah 7:10
And do not find fault with the widow, and the orphan, and the newcomer, and the poor. And let not a man consider evil in his heart towards his brother.
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Exodus 22:21You shall not harass the newcomer, nor shall you afflict him. For you yourselves were once newcomers in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 24:14You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates.
Psalms 21:11I have been thrown upon you from the womb; from the womb of my mother, you are my God.
Psalms 72:4For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.
Proverbs 3:29Do not undertake evil against your friend, even though he has trust in you.
Proverbs 22:22Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 7:9-14
Wilful Disobedience of Israel; Consequences of Disobedience. ( b. c. 520.) 8 And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12… Read the whole commentary →