Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt certainly bring it back to him.
Darby Translation
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
3Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them back unto thy brother.
Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth;
Matthew 5:44But *I* say unto you, Love your enemies, [bless those who curse you,] do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who [insult you and] persecute you,
Romans 12:17recompensing to no one evil for evil: providing things honest before 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 →