Exodus 22:22-29

22 Do not mistreat any widow or orphan.
23 If you do, I, the Lord, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
24 and I will become angry and kill you in war. Your wives will become widows, and your children will be fatherless.
25 "If you lend money to any of my people who are poor, do not act like a moneylender and require him to pay interest. 1
26 If you take someone's cloak as a pledge that he will pay you, you must give it back to him before the sun sets, 2
27 because it is the only covering he has to keep him warm. What else can he sleep in? When he cries out to me for help, I will answer him because I am merciful.
28 "Do not speak evil of God, and do not curse a leader of your people. 3
29 "Give me the offerings from your grain, your wine, and your olive oil when they are due. "Give me your first-born sons.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 22.25Leviticus 25.35-38;Deuteronomy 15.7-11; 23.19, 20.
  • 2. 22.26, 27Deuteronomy 24.10-13.
  • 3. 22.28Acts 23.5.

Footnotes 1

Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.