"Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt." — Exodus 22:21

Exodus 22:21 · KJV

“Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.”

— Exodus 22:21

Verse 20

He that sacrificeth unto {any} god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Verse 22

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22 — Context

Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.

He that sacrificeth unto {any} god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Cross References

Deuteronomy 10:19

Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 23:9

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}

Leviticus 19:33

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. {vex: or, oppress}

Zechariah 7:10

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

Malachi 3:5

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 false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in {his} wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger {from his right}, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. {oppress: or, defraud}

Jeremiah 7:6

{If} ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

Leviticus 25:35

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}

Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he {is} thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.