Laws About Social Justice

Exodus 22

16 j "If a man seduces a virgin 1 who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price 2 for her and make her his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, j he shall pay money equal to the k bride-price for virgins.

18 l "You shall not permit a sorceress to live.

19 m "Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.

20 n "Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction. 3

21 o "You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. 22 p You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they q cry out to me, I will surely r hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and s your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.

25 t "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be like a moneylender to him, and you shall not exact interest from him. 26 u If ever you take your neighbor's cloak in pledge, you shall return it to him before the sun goes down, 27 for that is his only covering, and it is his cloak for his body; in what else shall he sleep? And if he q cries to me, I will hear, for I am v compassionate.

28 w "You shall not revile God, nor w curse a ruler of your people.

29 "You shall not delay to offer from the fullness of your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. x The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me. 30 y You shall do the same with your oxen and with your sheep: z seven days it shall be with its mother; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

31 a "You shall be consecrated to me. Therefore b you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by beasts in the field; c you shall throw it to the dogs.

Exodus 23

1 d "You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a e malicious witness. 2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, 3 f nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit.

4 g "If you meet your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him. 5 If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying down under its burden, you shall refrain from leaving him with it; you shall rescue it with him.

6 h "You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. 7 d Keep far from a false charge, and i do not kill the innocent and righteous, for j I will not acquit the wicked. 8 k And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

9 l "You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.

  1. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 22:28 - 29
    If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 22:16
    If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.
  3. Cross References
    Genesis 34:12
    Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.
    1 Samuel 18:25
    Then Saul said, "Thus shall you say to David, 'The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:26
    You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in i...
    Leviticus 19:31
    Do not turn to mediums or necromancers; do not ...
    Leviticus 20:27
    "A man or a woman who is a medium or a necroman...
    Deuteronomy 18:10 - 11
    There shall not be found among you anyone who b...
    1 Samuel 28:3
    Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned...
    1 Samuel 28:9
    The woman said to him, "Surely you know what Sa...
  5. Cross References
    Leviticus 18:23
    And you shall not lie with any animal and so make yourself unclean with it, neither shall any woman give herself to an animal to lie with it: it is perversion.
    Leviticus 20:15
    If a man lies with an animal, he shall surely be put to death, and you shall kill the animal.
    Deuteronomy 27:21
    "'Cursed be anyone who lies with any kind of animal.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  6. Cross References
    Numbers 25:2
    These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.
    Numbers 25:7 - 8
    When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand
    Joshua 23:16
    If you transgress the covenant of the Lord your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he has given to you.
    Deuteronomy 13:1 - 15
    If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder.
    Deuteronomy 17:2 - 5
    If there is found among you, within any of your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, a man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, in transgressing his covenant.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 23:9
    You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the...
    Leviticus 19:33
    When a stranger sojourns with you in your land,...
    Deuteronomy 10:18 - 19
    He executes justice for the fatherless and the ...
    Jeremiah 7:6
    If you do not oppress the sojourner, the father...
    Zechariah 7:10
    Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the s...
    Malachi 3:5
    Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I wi...
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 24:17
    You shall not pervert the justice due to the so...
    Deuteronomy 27:19
    "'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due...
    Psalms 94:6
    They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murd...
    Isaiah 1:17
    Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppress...
    Isaiah 1:23
    Your princes are rebels and companions of thiev...
    Isaiah 10:2
    To turn aside the needy from justice and to rob...
    Ezekiel 22:7
    Father and mother are treated with contempt in ...
    Zechariah 7:10
    Do not oppress the widow, the fatherless, the s...
    James 1:27
    Religion that is pure and undefiled before God,...
  9. Cross References
    Job 34:28
    So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted -
    Luke 18:7
    And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
  10. Cross References
    Psalms 18:6
    In my distress I called upon the Lord ; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
    Psalms 145:19
    He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
    James 5:4
    Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
  11. Cross References
    Psalms 109:9
    May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow!
    Lamentations 5:3
    We have become orphans, fatherless; our mothers are like widows.
  12. Cross References
    Leviticus 25:35 - 37
    If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintai...
    Deuteronomy 23:19 - 20
    You shall not charge interest on loans to your ...
    Nehemiah 5:7
    I took counsel with myself, and I brought charg...
    Psalms 15:5
    Who does not put out his money at interest and ...
    Proverbs 28:8
    Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and p...
    Ezekiel 18:8
    Does not lend at interest or take any profit, w...
    Ezekiel 18:13
    Lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he t...
    Ezekiel 18:17
    Withholds his hand from iniquity, takes no inte...
    Ezekiel 22:12
    In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take...
  13. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 24:13
    You shall restore to him the pledge as the sun ...
    Deuteronomy 24:17
    You shall not pervert the justice due to the so...
    Proverbs 20:16
    Take a man's garment when he has put up securit...
    Ezekiel 18:7
    Does not oppress anyone, but restores to the de...
    Ezekiel 18:16
    Does not oppress anyone, exacts no pledge, comm...
    Amos 2:8
    They lay themselves down beside every altar on ...
    Proverbs 22:27
    If you have nothing with which to pay, why shou...
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 22:23
    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 34:6
    The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
    2 Chronicles 30:9
    For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.
    Nehemiah 9:17
    They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.
  16. Cross References
    Acts 23:5
    And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'
    2 Samuel 19:21
    Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, "Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord 's anointed?
    Ecclesiastes 10:20
    Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.
    Jude 1:8
    Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
  17. Cross References
    Acts 23:5
    And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.
    2 Samuel 19:21
    Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, "Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord 's anointed?
    Ecclesiastes 10:20
    Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.
    Jude 1:8
    Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 13:2
    "Consecrate to me all the firstborn. Whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine."
  19. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 15:19
    All the firstborn males that are born of your herd and flock you shall dedicate to the Lord your God. You shall do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock.
  20. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:27
    When an ox or sheep or goat is born, it shall remain seven days with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be acceptable as a food offering to the Lord.
  21. Cross References
    Exodus 19:6
    And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation. These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.
    Leviticus 11:44 - 45
    For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.
  22. Cross References
    Leviticus 22:8
    He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.
    Ezekiel 4:14
    Then I said, "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up till now I have never eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts, nor has tainted meat come into my mouth.
    Ezekiel 44:31
    The priests shall not eat of anything, whether bird or beast, that has died of itself or is torn by wild animals.
  23. Cross References
    Matthew 7:6
    Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.
  24. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:11
    You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another.
    Psalms 15:3
    Who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend.
    Psalms 101:5
    Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart I will not endure.
  25. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 19:16 - 18
    If a malicious witness arises to accuse a perso...
    Psalms 35:11
    Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of thi...
    1 Kings 21:10
    And set two worthless men opposite him, and let...
    1 Kings 21:13
    And the two worthless men came in and sat oppos...
    Matthew 26:59 - 61
    Now the chief priests and the whole Council wer...
    Acts 6:11
    Then they secretly instigated men who said, "We...
    Acts 6:13
    And they set up false witnesses who said, "This...
  26. Cross References
    Leviticus 19:15
    You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
    Deuteronomy 1:17
    You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.
  27. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 22:1
    You shall not see your brother's ox or his shee...
    Deuteronomy 22:4
    You shall not see your brother's donkey or his ...
    Proverbs 25:21
    If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,...
    Matthew 5:44
    But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray fo...
    Romans 12:20
    To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed...
    1 Thessalonians 5:15
    See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, bu...
  28. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 27:19
    "'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
    Ecclesiastes 5:8
    If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
    Isaiah 10:1 - 2
    Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression.
    Jeremiah 5:28 - 29
    They have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
    Malachi 3:5
    Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
  29. Cross References
    Exodus 23:1
    You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
  30. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 27:25
    "'Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
    Proverbs 17:26
    To impose a fine on a righteous man is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.
  31. Cross References
    Exodus 34:7
    Keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children's children, to the third and the fourth generation.
  32. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 16:19
    You shall not pervert justice. You shall not sh...
    1 Samuel 8:3
    Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turne...
    2 Chronicles 19:7
    Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you....
    Psalms 26:10
    In whose hands are evil devices, and whose righ...
    Proverbs 17:23
    The wicked accepts a bribe in secret to pervert...
    Isaiah 1:23
    Your princes are rebels and companions of thiev...
    Isaiah 5:23
    Who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive ...
    Isaiah 33:15
    He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, ...
  33. Cross References
    Exodus 22:21
    You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
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