Exodus 23:4

When thou meetest the ox of thine enemy, or his ass, going astray, thou shalt, surely bring it back, to him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3Even a poor man, shalt thou not prefer in his quarrel.

5When thou seest the ass of him that hateth thee sinking down under his burden, and mightest have foreborne to unload him, thou shalt surely help him to unload,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 22:1Thou shalt not see the ox of thy brother or his sheep, going astray, and turn away from them,—thou shalt, bring them back unto thy brother.

Proverbs 24:17When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:

Matthew 5:44But, I, say unto you, Be loving your enemies, and praying for them who are persecuting you:

Romans 12:17Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before 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 →

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