Exodus 22:31
'And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.
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Leviticus 11:44'For I [am] Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;
Leviticus 19:2'Speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, Ye are holy, for holy [am] I, Jehovah, your God.
Leviticus 22:8a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I [am] Jehovah.
Ezekiel 4:14And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah, lo, my soul is not defiled, and carcase, and torn thing, I have not eaten from my youth, even till now; nor come into my mouth hath abominable flesh.'
Acts 10:14And Peter said, 'Not so, Lord; because at no time did I eat anything common or unclean;'
1 Peter 1:15but according as He who did call you [is] holy, ye also, become holy in all behaviour,
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 →