Exodus 22:21
You shall neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for all of you were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Updated King James Version
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 sacrifices unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
22All of you shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Cross References
Exodus 20:2I am the LORD your God, which have brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Leviticus 19:33And if a stranger sojourn with you in your land, all of you shall not vex him.
Deuteronomy 10:18He does execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loves the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 15:15And you shall remember that you were a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you: therefore I command you this thing to day.
Deuteronomy 24:17You shall not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Psalms 146:9The LORD perserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns 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 →