Exodus 22:21-22

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²¹“Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner,^(A) for you were foreigners^(B) in Egypt.

²²“Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless.^(C)

Exodus 23:6

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⁶“Do not deny justice^(A) to your poor people in their lawsuits.

Deuteronomy 10:18

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¹⁸He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,^(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.^(B)

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Deuteronomy 27:19

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¹⁹“Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner,^(A) the fatherless or the widow.”^(B)

Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”

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Isaiah 1:23

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²³Your rulers are rebels,^(A)
    partners with thieves;^(B)
they all love bribes^(C)
    and chase after gifts.
They do not defend the cause of the fatherless;
    the widow’s case does not come before them.^(D)

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Jeremiah 5:28

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²⁸    and have grown fat^(A) and sleek.
Their evil deeds have no limit;
    they do not seek justice.
They do not promote the case of the fatherless;^(B)
    they do not defend the just cause of the poor.^(C)

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Deuteronomy 16:19

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¹⁹Do not pervert justice^(A) or show partiality.^(B) Do not accept a bribe,^(C) for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent.

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