Deuteronomy 24:17

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Summary

Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

Pervert

Nor take

Exodus 22:26

General references

Exodus 22:22

Deuteronomy 24:12

Deuteronomy 27:19

Bible References

Pervert

Thou shall not distort justice. Thou shall not respect persons, neither shall thou take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Cursed be he who distorts the justice to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shall thou speak in a case to turn aside after a multitude to distort [justice],

Here I am. Witness against me before LORD, and before his anointed: Whose ox have I taken? Or whose donkey have I taken? Or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Or of whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with i

But as for the mighty man, he had the land. And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me.

God stands in the congregation of God. He judges among the gods.

LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice [due] to any who is afflicted.

If thou see the oppression of a poor man, and the violent wresting of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter. For [a man] higher than the high is observing, and there are higher [men] than they.

Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

What do ye mean that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord, LORD of hosts.

He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly. He who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from taking a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil.

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

Thus says LORD: Execute ye justice and righteousness. And deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong. Do no violence to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in t

In thee they have made light of father and mother. In the midst of thee they have dealt with the sojourner by oppression. In thee they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.

Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.

And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

And I will come near to you to judgment, and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the FALSE swearers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the f

And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?

Nor take

If thou at all take thy neighbor's garment to pledge, thou shall restore it to him before the sun goes down,

General references

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

And if he is a poor man, thou shall not sleep with his pledge.

Cursed be he who distorts the justice to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.