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Deuteronomy 24:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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

Deuteronomy 24:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:17

Theological / Devotional

Pervert the judgment. See Exodus 22:22-24.

A widow’s raiment. Compare Job 24:3. Justice is not to be denied even the most helpless. The stranger, the widow, the orphan, and the helpless are to enjoy the full protection of the law (see Matthew 18:28-35).

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