Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong an alien or oppress him, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
In Context
20“He who sacrifices to any god, except to the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
22“You shall not take advantage of any widow or fatherless child.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 19:33“‘If a stranger lives as a foreigner with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow and loves the foreigner in giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 15:15You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you. Therefore I command you this thing today.
Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;
Psalms 146:9The LORD preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →