Exodus 22:21
“You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
In context
18 “You shall not permit a sorceress to live.
19 “Whoever lies with an animal shall be put to death.
20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god, other than the Lord alone, shall be devoted to destruction.
21 “You shall not wrong a sojourner or oppress him, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
22 You shall not mistreat any widow or fatherless child. 23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
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- KJV King James Version
— Exodus 22:21 in the KJV
Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
- NIV New International Version
— Exodus 22:21 in the NIV
“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.