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Exodus 22:23-31

23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry.

24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a moneylender; charge him no interest.

26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset,

27 because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

28 “Do not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.

29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.

31 “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.

Cross References for Exodus 22:23-31

James 5:4 - Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you.... Click to read the verse James 5:4 Click to read the verse James 5:4

Job 31:38-39 - “if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears, Click to read the verse Job 31:38-39 Click to read the verse Job 31:38-39

Exodus 3:7 - The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying o... Click to read the verse Exodus 3:7 Click to read the verse Exodus 3:7

Genesis 21:17 - God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “Wh... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:17

Psalms 145:19 - He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. Click to read the verse Psalms 145:19 Click to read the verse Psalms 145:19

Exodus 22:27 - because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he... Click to read the verse Exodus 22:27 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:27

Deuteronomy 24:15 - Pay him his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and is counting on it. Otherwise h... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:15 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:15

Psalms 18:6 - In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my vo... Click to read the verse Psalms 18:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:6

Proverbs 22:22-23 - Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22-23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:22-23

Proverbs 23:10-11 - Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10-11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:10-11

Luke 18:7 - And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Wil... Click to read the verse Luke 18:7 Click to read the verse Luke 18:7

Psalms 146:7-9 - He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7-9 Click to read the verse Psalms 146:7-9

Psalms 140:12 - I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12

Job 35:9 - “Men cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful. Click to read the verse Job 35:9 Click to read the verse Job 35:9

Deuteronomy 15:9 - Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:9 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 15:9

Job 34:28 - They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy. Click to read the verse Job 34:28 Click to read the verse Job 34:28

Psalms 10:17-18 - You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, Click to read the verse Psalms 10:17-18 Click to read the verse Psalms 10:17-18