Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

King James Version

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Holman Bible

He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

International Standard Version

if he doesn't oppress anyone, but instead returns the debtor's security for his debt, if he doesn't rob anyone, but instead shares his food with the hungry and gives clothes to those who are naked,

A Conservative Version

and has not wronged any man, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to a hungry man, and has covered a naked man with a garment,

American Standard Version

and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Amplified

if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

Bible in Basic English

And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

Darby Translation

and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;

Julia Smith Translation

And he shall not oppress a man; he shall turn back his pledge to the debtor; he will not strip off plunder, his bread he will give to him hungry, and the naked he will cover with a garment;

King James 2000

And has not oppressed any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has robbed none by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

Lexham Expanded Bible

and he oppresses {no one} [and] he returns pledge for his loan {and he commits no robbery} [and] he gives his bread to [the] hungry and he covers a naked person [with] a garment,

Modern King James verseion

and has not ill-treated any man, but has given the debtor's pledge back to him, has robbed none by violence, has given his bread to the hungry and has covered the naked with a garment;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

he grieveth nobody; he giveth his debtor his pledge again; he raketh none other man's goods by violence; he parteth his meat with the hungry; he clotheth the naked;

NET Bible

does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

New Heart English Bible

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

The Emphasized Bible

And no man, hath treated with violence, But his debt-pledge, hath restored. Plunder, hath not seized, - His bread - to the famished, hath given, And the naked, hath covered with clothing;

Webster

And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath stripped none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment:

World English Bible

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

Youngs Literal Translation

A man -- he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And hath not oppressed
ינה 
Yanah 
Usage: 19

any
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

to the debtor
חוב 
Chowb 
Usage: 1

חבלה חבל 
Chabol 
Usage: 4

גּזלה 
G@zelah 
Usage: 6

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

to the hungry
רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 19

כּסה 
Kacah 
Usage: 152

the naked
ערם עירם 
`eyrom 
Usage: 10

References

Context Readings

God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked

6 and does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— 7 if a man does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, 8 if he does not lend money on interest or take increase, if he keeps his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between man and man,


Cross References

Ezekiel 18:16

or oppress anyone, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery, but he gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing,

Ezekiel 18:12

oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,

Exodus 22:26

If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,

Ezekiel 33:15

if a wicked man restores a pledge, pays back what he has taken by robbery, walks by the statutes which ensure life without committing iniquity, he shall surely live; he shall not die.

Deuteronomy 24:12-13

If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.

Amos 2:8

“On garments taken as pledges they stretch out beside every altar,
And in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who have been fined.

Amos 3:10

But they do not know how to do what is right,” declares the Lord, “these who hoard up violence and devastation in their citadels.”

Luke 3:11

And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to share with him who has none; and he who has food is to do likewise.”

Genesis 6:11-12

Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Exodus 22:21-24

You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9

You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:15

You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

Leviticus 25:14

If you make a sale, moreover, to your friend or buy from your friend’s hand, you shall not wrong one another.

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

“If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan, nor take a widow’s garment in pledge.

1 Samuel 12:3-4

Here I am; bear witness against me before the Lord and His anointed. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed, or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes with it? I will restore it to you.”

Job 22:6

“For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause,
And stripped men naked.

Job 24:3

“They drive away the donkeys of the orphans;
They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Job 24:9

Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

Job 31:13-22

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

Psalm 41:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

Psalm 112:4

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Psalm 112:9

He has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

Proverbs 3:31

Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.

Proverbs 11:24-25

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Proverbs 28:27

He who gives to the poor will never want,
But he who shuts his eyes will have many curses.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good;
Seek justice,
Reprove the ruthless,
Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow.

Isaiah 5:7

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel
And the men of Judah His delightful plant.
Thus He looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed;
For righteousness, but behold, a cry of distress.

Isaiah 33:15

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity,
He who rejects unjust gain
And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe;
He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed
And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil;

Isaiah 58:6-11

“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to let the oppressed go free
And break every yoke?

Isaiah 59:6-7

Their webs will not become clothing,
Nor will they cover themselves with their works;
Their works are works of iniquity,
And an act of violence is in their hands.

Jeremiah 7:6-7

if you do not oppress the alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your own ruin,

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 22:16-17

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then it was well.
Is not that what it means to know Me?”
Declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 7:23

Make the chain, for the land is full of bloody crimes and the city is full of violence.

Ezekiel 22:12-13

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:27-29

Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Amos 2:6

Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Israel and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.

Amos 5:11-12

Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Amos 6:3

Do you put off the day of calamity,
And would you bring near the seat of violence?

Amos 8:4-6

Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who scheme iniquity,
Who work out evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they do it,
For it is in the power of their hands.

Micah 3:2

“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear off their skin from them
And their flesh from their bones,

Zephaniah 1:9

“And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their lord with violence and deceit.

Zechariah 7:9-11

“Thus has the Lord of hosts said, ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

Malachi 3:5

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 25:34-46

“Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.

2 Corinthians 9:6-14

Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

James 2:13-17

For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 5:1-6

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

1 John 3:16-19

We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

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