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Deut. 24:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

Ex. 22:22‑27• ²²Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
²³If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
²⁴and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
²⁵—If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest.
²⁶—If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;
²⁷for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. (Ex. 22:22‑27)

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Prov. 22:22‑23• ²²Rob not the poor, because he [is] poor,{HR}Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
²³For Jehovah will plead their cause,{HR}And despoil the soul of those that despoil them. (Prov. 22:22‑23)

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Jer. 22:3• ³Thus saith Jehovah: Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. (Jer. 22:3)

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Zech. 7:10• ¹⁰and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. (Zech. 7:10)

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Mal. 3:5• ⁵And 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 Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:5)

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Cross References

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Deut. 16:19• ¹⁹Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:19)

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Deut. 27:19• ¹⁹Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow! And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deut. 27:19)

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Ex. 22:21‑22• ²¹Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
²²Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child. (Ex. 22:21‑22)

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Ex. 23:2,6,9• ²Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert judgment.
⁶Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
⁹And the stranger thou shalt not oppress; for ye know the spirit of the stranger, for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt. (Ex. 23:2,6,9)

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1 Sam. 12:3‑4• ³Here I am: testify against me before Jehovah, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I injured? or of whose hand have I received any ransom and blinded mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it to you.
⁴And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, and thou hast not injured us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand. (1 Sam. 12:3‑4)

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Job 22:8‑9• ⁸And the man of might — his was the land,{HR}And the accepted of face dwelleth in it.
⁹Widows didst thou send empty away,{HR}And the arms of the fatherless were broken. (Job 22:8‑9)

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Job 29:11‑17• ¹¹For the ear heard and praised me,{HR}And an eye saw and testified to me.
¹²For I delivered the poor that cried,{HR}And the fatherless that had no helper.
¹³The blessing of the perishing came on me,{HR}And the heart of the widow I made sing.
¹⁴Righteousness I put on, and it put me on,{HR}As a robe and a diadem mine equity.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind,{HR}And feet [was] I to the lame,
¹⁶A father to the needy,{HR}And the cause I knew not I searched.
¹⁷And I broke the jaw of the wicked,{HR}And flung the prey out of his teeth. (Job 29:11‑17)

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Psa. 82:1‑5• ¹A psalm of Asaph.{HR}God standeth in the assembly of God ;{HR}He judgeth among the gods .
²How long will ye judge unjustly{HR}And respect the person of the wicked? Selah.
³Judge the poor (man) and fatherless;{HR}Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
⁴Rescue the poor and the needy,{HR}Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
⁵They know not nor do they understand;{HR}They walk on in darkness:{HR}All the foundations of the earth are moved. (Psa. 82:1‑5)

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Psa. 94:3‑6,20‑21• ³Jehovah, how long shall the wicked,{HR}How long shall the wicked triumph?
⁴They prate, they speak arrogantly;{HR}All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
⁵They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah,{HR}And afflict thine heritage.
⁶They slay the widow and the stranger,{HR}And murder the fatherless.
²⁰Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee,{HR}Which frameth mischief by statute?
²¹They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous,{HR}And condemn the innocent blood. (Psa. 94:3‑6,20‑21)

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Prov. 31:5• ⁵—Lest they drink and forget the law,{HR}And pervert the judgment of any of the children of affliction. (Prov. 31:5)

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Eccl. 5:8• ⁸If thou seest the oppression of the poor,{HR}And the violent taking away of judgment{HR}And justice in a province,{HR}Marvel not at the matter:{HR}For one higher than the high regardeth;{HR}And there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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Isa. 1:23• ²³Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of thieves; every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. (Isa. 1:23)

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Isa. 3:15• ¹⁵What mean ye [that] ye crush my people and grind the faces of the afflicted? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. (Isa. 3:15)

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Isa. 33:15• ¹⁵He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil: (Isa. 33:15)

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Jer. 5:28• ²⁸They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (Jer. 5:28)

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Ezek. 22:7,29• ⁷In thee have they made light of father and mother; in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger; in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.
²⁹The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy; yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. (Ezek. 22:7,29)

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Amos 5:7‑12• ⁷Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth.
⁸Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: Jehovah is his name:
⁹that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
¹⁰They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
¹¹Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.
¹²For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. (Amos 5:7‑12)

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Mic. 2:1‑2• ¹Woe to them that 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.
²And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Mic. 2:1‑2)

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Mic. 7:3• ³Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it. (Mic. 7:3)

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Zech. 7:10• ¹⁰and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. (Zech. 7:10)

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Luke 3:14• ¹⁴And the soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Oppress no one, nor accuse falsely; and be content with your pay. (Luke 3:14)

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James 2:6• ⁶But ye dishonoured the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and they drag you before tribunals? (James 2:6)

nor take.

Ex. 22:26‑27• ²⁶—If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment in pledge, thou shalt return it to him before the sun goes down;
²⁷for that is his only covering, his garment for his skin: on what shall he lie down? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. (Ex. 22:26‑27)

J. N. Darby Translation

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, or of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow’s garment.

W. Kelly Translation

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, or of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow’s garment.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)