Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
Vex a stranger
For ye were strangers
General references
Bible References
Vex a stranger
Exodus 23:9
You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:33
“When a foreigner lives with you in your land, you must not oppress him.
Leviticus 25:35
“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.
Deuteronomy 10:19
You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Jeremiah 7:6
if you no longer oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow and no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods, bringing harm on yourselves,
Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor, and do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.
Malachi 3:5
“I will come to you in judgment, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the widow and the fatherless, and cheat the wage earner; and against those who deny justice to the foreigner. They do not fear Me,” says the Lord of Hosts.
For ye were strangers
Exodus 20:2 I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
Exodus 23:9
You must not oppress a foreign resident; you yourselves know how it feels to be a foreigner because you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 10:19
You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 15:15
Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you; that is why I am giving you this command today.
Deuteronomy 23:7
Do not despise an Edomite, because he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you were a foreign resident in his land.
General references
Deuteronomy 10:19
You also must love the foreigner, since you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 27:19 ‘The one who denies justice to a foreigner, a fatherless child, or a widow is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’