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Exodus 22:23
Exodus 22:23 is verse 23 of Exodus chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
King James Version
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
World English Bible
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
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Exodus 22:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible
21 You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
22 You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.
24 My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
25 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Deuteronomy 24:15You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
Job 31:38if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,
Job 31:39if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
Job 35:9Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
Job 34:28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.
Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Psalms 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Psalms 146:9The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Proverbs 22:23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Proverbs 23:10Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Proverbs 23:11for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.