Deuteronomy 22:1
Thou 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.
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Leviticus 20:4And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from that man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and put him not to death:
Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are carried away unto death, and those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.
Isaiah 8:17And I will wait for the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
Ezekiel 34:4The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with rigour have ye ruled over them.
Matthew 10:6but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 18:12How think ye? if any man have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and go unto the mountains, and seek that which goeth astray?
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 22:1
The laws of this chapter provide, I. For the preservation of charity and good neighbourship, in the care of strayed or fallen cattle, ver. 1-4 . II. For the preservation of order and distinction, that men and women should not wear one another's clothes ( ver. 5 ), and that other needless mixtures should be avoided, ver. 9-11 . III. For the preservation of birds, ver. 6, 7 . IV. Of life, ver. 8 . V. Of the commandments, ver. 12 . VI. Of the reputation of a wife abused, if she were innocent ( ver. 13-19 ), but for… Read the whole commentary →