Deuteronomy 24:17 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Never deprive foreigners and orphans of justice. And never take widows' clothes to guarantee a loan.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

ASV:

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;

BBE:

Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

DBY:

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, or of the fatherless; and thou shalt not take in pledge a widow's garment.

ERV:

Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge:

JPS:

Thou shalt not pervert the justice due to the stranger, or to the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge.

WBS:

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless, nor take a widow's raiment for a pledge:

WEB:

You shall not wrest the justice due to the foreigner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow's clothing to pledge;

YLT:

'Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of a fatherless sojourner, nor take in pledge the garment of a widow;

Deuteronomy 24:17 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 22:22 "You shall not afflict any widow or orphan.

Exodus 23:9 "You shall not oppress a stranger, since you yourselves know the feelings of a stranger, for you also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Leviticus 19:33 'When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong.

Deuteronomy 1:17 'You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not fear man, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'

Deuteronomy 10:17 "For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.

Deuteronomy 16:19 "You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:19 'Cursed is he who distorts the justice due an alien, orphan, and widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

24:17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the {g} stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
(g) Because the world valued these people least, therefore God has most care over them.

WES:

24:17 Raiment - Not such as she hath daily and necessary use of, as being poor. But this concerns not rich persons, nor superfluous raiment.

MHC:

24:14-22 It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.

CONC:

Account Alien Aside Cause Cloak Clothing Debt Due Fatherless Foreigner Garment Judging Judgment Justice Orphan Pervert Pledge Raiment Sojourner Strange Stranger Turn Upright Widow Widow's Wrest

Account Alien Cause Cloak Clothing Country Deprive Due Judging Judgment Justice Orphan Pervert Pledge Raiment Sojourner Strange Stranger Turn Upright Widow Widow's Wrest

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