Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
if a man does not oppress anyone, but
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
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,
Themes
Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Topics
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Yanah
Shuwb
Gazal
Nathan
Lechem
Kacah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 18:7
Verse Info
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
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:16
He does not oppress anyone. He does not keep the security for a loan. He does not rob anyone. He gives food to people who are hungry, and he gives clothes to those who are naked.
Ezekiel 18:12
He oppresses the poor and needy. He robs. He does not return the security for a loan. He looks to idols for help. He does disgusting things.
Exodus 22:26
If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sunsets,
Ezekiel 33:15
and if he returns the security he took for a loan or gives back what he stole, if he stops sinning and follows the laws that give life, he will not die, but he will live.
Deuteronomy 24:12-13
If he is a poor man, do not keep the pledged security over night.
Ezekiel 18:18
As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother and did what was not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.
Amos 2:8
They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken from indebtedness. In the house of their God they drink the wine they have confiscated.
Amos 3:10
Those who store up violence and robbery in their dwellings do not know how to do what is right, declared Jehovah.
Luke 3:11
He answered: He who has two coats let him give to him who has none. He who has food let him do likewise.
Genesis 6:11-12
The earth was corrupt in God's sight. It was full of violence.
Exodus 22:21-24
Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner. Remember that you were foreigners in Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
Do not mistreat a foreigner. You know how it feels to be a foreigner. After all you were foreigners in Egypt.
Leviticus 19:15
Do no injustice in judgment. Do not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great. Judge your neighbor fairly.
Leviticus 25:14
In the business of trading goods for money, do no wrong to one another.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
This is what you must do whenever there are poor Israelites in one of your cities in the land that Jehovah your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not pervert the justice due an alien or an orphan. Do not take a widow's garment in pledge.
1 Samuel 12:3-4
Here I am! Testify against me before Jehovah and before his anointed one. Whose bull have I stolen? Whose donkey have I taken? Have I cheated anyone? Have I oppressed any? Have I ever taken a bribe? Tell me and I will make it right.
Job 22:6
You have indeed exacted pledges from your family for no reason, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
Job 24:3
They drive away the donkey of the orphan. They take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Job 24:9
There are those who snatch the orphan child from the breast. They take as a pledge the infant of the poor.
Job 31:13-22
If I have rejected the cause of my male or female slaves, when they brought a complaint against me
Psalm 41:1
([Psalm of David]) Blessed (happy) is the one who has concern for helpless people. Jehovah will rescue (save) him in times of trouble.
Psalm 112:4
Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and fair.
Psalm 112:9
He gives freely to poor. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.
Proverbs 3:31
Do not be jealous of violent people or decide to act as they do.
Proverbs 11:24-25
There is one who scatters, and yet increases. There is one who withholds what is due and it leads to poverty.
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker. He who honors his Maker has mercy for the poor.
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 becomes wealthy through unfair loans and interest collects them for the one who pitys the poor.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will not lack. But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do good (well) (right). Seek justice. Correct oppressors. Defend orphans. Plead the case of widows.
Isaiah 5:7
I am Jehovah of Hosts (All Powerful)! Israel is the vineyard, and Judah is the garden I tended with care. I had hoped for honesty and for justice, but dishonesty and cries for mercy were all I found.
Isaiah 33:15
He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil.
Isaiah 58:6-11
Is this not the fast 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 cannot be used for clothes. They cannot cover themselves with their works for their works are evil. Their hands have committed acts of violence.
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
This is what Jehovah says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and do not oppress them. Do not kill innocent people in this place.
Jeremiah 22:16-17
He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy. Then it was well. Is that not what it means to know me? Says Jehovah.
Ezekiel 7:23
Prepare chains for the land is full of bloodshed and the city full of violence.
Ezekiel 22:12-13
Some of your people murder for pay. Some charge interest on the loans they make to other Israelites and get rich by taking advantage of them. They have forgotten me. The Lord Jehovah has spoken.
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
Jehovah said: I will not withdraw punishment for (three sins of Israel, even for four) the many transgressions of Israel! They sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes.
Amos 5:11-12
You impose unfair rent on the poor and defraud a tribute of grain from them. You haave built houses of hewn stone yet you will not live in them. You planted pleasant vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.
Amos 6:3
You put far away the evil day and cause the place of violence to come near.
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, you who would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail.
Micah 2:1
Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning comes they do it because they are able to (it is in the power of their hands).
Micah 3:2
You hate good and love evil! You rip off their skin and their flesh from off their bones!
Zephaniah 1:9
I will punish all who worship false gods and who steal and kill in order to fill their master's house with violence.
Zechariah 7:9-11
Jehovah of Hosts has spoken: Every man should execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion to his brother!
Malachi 3:5
I will approach you people for judgment! I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, the adulterers and those acting fraudulently with the wages of the worker, the widow and the fatherless. I will be a speedy witness against those who swear falsely and take advantage of the stranger, and do not show me reverence, said Jehovah of Hosts.
Matthew 25:34-46
The King will say to those on his right hand: 'Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
But as you have plenty of everything, in faith, and speech, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love for us, see that you have plenty of this undeserved kindness also.
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will reap bountifully.
James 2:13-17
For judgment is without mercy to him who shows no mercy. And mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:1-6
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
1 John 3:16-19
By this we know love, because he (Jesus) gave his life for us. We ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.