Exodus 22:26
If thou at all take thy neighbour’s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down:
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Deuteronomy 24:10When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.
Job 22:6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 24:9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor:
Psalms 10:14Thon hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to take it into thy hand: the helpless committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Proverbs 20:16Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.
Ezekiel 18:7and hath not wronged 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;
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:26-31
25 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 Thou… Read the whole commentary →