Exodus 23:4
If thou meet thine enemy`s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
American Standard Version
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 favor 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 surely bring them again unto thy brother.
Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;
Matthew 5:44but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Romans 12:17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of 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 →