Deuteronomy 24:12
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
In Context
11thou shalt stand without, and the man who is in thy debt shall bring the pledge out to thee.
Cross References
Job 22:6And thou hast taken security of thy brethren for nothing, 1 And hast taken away the clothing of the naked. 1
Job 24:7They have caused many naked to sleep without clothes, 1 And they have taken away the covering of their body. 1
Job 24:10And they have wrongfully caused others to sleep without clothing, 1 And taken away the morsel of the hungry. 1
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 →