Ezekiel 18:7

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

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In The King James Version

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

In Context

6and has not eaten on the mountains, hasn’t lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hasn’t defiled his neighbor’s wife, hasn’t come near a woman in her impurity,

8he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any increase from them, who has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true justice between man and man,

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Cross References

Exodus 22:21“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:26If you take your neighbor’s garment as collateral, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

Leviticus 19:15“‘You shall do no injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor show favoritism to the great; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

Deuteronomy 15:7If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;

Nehemiah 5:10I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10

Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →

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