Exodus 23:4
If thou shalt meet thy enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
Webster Bible
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
3Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 22:1Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again to thy brother.
Proverbs 24:17Rejoice not when thy enemy falleth, and let not thy heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Matthew 5:44But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Romans 12:17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of 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 →