Deuteronomy 24:12

And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

In Context

11Thou shalt stand outside, and the man to whom thou hast made a loan shall bring out the pledge to thee without.

13in any case thou shalt return him the pledge at the going down of the sun, that he may sleep in his own upper garment and bless thee; and it shall be righteousness unto thee before Jehovah thy God.

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Cross References

Job 22:6For thou hast taken a pledge of thy brother for nought, and stripped off the clothing of the naked.

Job 24:7They pass the night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold;

Job 24:10These go naked without clothing, and, hungry, they bear the sheaf;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:6-14

The Law of Divorce. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away… Read the whole commentary →

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