Deuteronomy 23:16
He shall dwell with thee ill the place that shall please him, and shall rest, in one of thy cities: give him no trouble.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15Thou shalt not deliver to his master the servant that is fled to thee.
17There shall be no whore among the daughters of Israel, nor whoremonger among the sons of Israel.
Cross References
Exodus 23:9Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you know the hearts of strangers: for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 7:6If you opress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, and walk not after strange gods to your own hurt,
Malachi 3:5And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages; the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.
Titus 3:2To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious, but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 23:16-25
Protection of Fugitives; The Law Concerning Usury. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 16 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for… Read the whole commentary →