Deuteronomy 24:12

And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

And if the man {H376} be poor {H6041}, thou shalt not sleep {H7901} with his pledge {H5667}:

If he is poor, you are not to go to bed with what he gave as collateral in your possession;

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge;

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Cross-References

  • Deuteronomy 24:17 (4 votes)

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

  • Job 24:9 (0 votes)

    They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

  • Job 24:3 (0 votes)

    They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

  • Job 22:6 (0 votes)

    For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.