Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou 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 unto thy brother.

General references

Bible References

Thou shalt

Exodus 23:4
“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.
Ezekiel 34:4
You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty.
Matthew 10:6
Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew 15:24
He replied, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 18:12
What do you think? If a man has 100 sheep, and one of them goes astray, won’t he leave the 99 on the hillside and go and search for the stray?
Luke 15:4
“What man among you, who has 100 sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the 99 in the open field and go after the lost one until he finds it?
James 5:19
My brothers, if any among you strays from the truth, and someone turns him back,
1 Peter 2:25
For you were like sheep going astray,
but you have now returned
to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

Hide thyself

Deuteronomy 22:3
Do the same for his donkey, his garment, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
Leviticus 20:4
But if the people of the country look the other way when that man gives any of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,
Proverbs 24:11
Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.
Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.
Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord,
who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob.
I will wait for Him.
Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?
Luke 10:31
A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

General references

Exodus 23:4
“If you come across your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him.

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