Exodus 22:21
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
Darby Translation
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 that sacrificeth to [any] god, save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction.
22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2I am Jehovah thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not molest him.
Deuteronomy 10:18who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God redeemed thee; therefore I command thee this thing to-day.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [or] of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment.
Psalms 146:9Jehovah preserveth the strangers; he lifteth up the fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked doth he subvert.
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 →