Exodus 22:21
And a stranger shalt thou not wrong, neither shalt thou oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Revised Version 1895
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
20He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.
22Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong.
Deuteronomy 10:18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 15:15And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing today.
Deuteronomy 24:17Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take the widow’s raiment to pledge:
Psalms 146:9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he upholdeth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked he turneth 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 →