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Exodus 22:28

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26 If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.

29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.

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BSB
You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
KJV
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
WEB
“You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
ASV
Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
DARBY
Thou shalt not revile the judges, nor curse a prince amongst thy people.
BLB
You shall not revile God, and a ruler of your people you shall not curse.
ÅB
Gud[^3] skal du ikke spotte, og en høvding blant ditt folk skal du ikke banne.
OTB
«Ikke tal mot Gud eller forbann lederen av ditt folk.
B1930
Gud skal du ikke spotte, og en høvding blandt ditt folk skal du ikke banne. / < se 2MO 21, 6.>

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Cross references

  • Acts 23:5

    Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:20

    Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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  • Jude 1:8

    Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

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  • Exodus 21:17

    And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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  • Exodus 22:8–9

    If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour’s goods.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:9

    And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?

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  • Psalms 138:1

    I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.

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  • Psalms 32:6

    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

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