Exodus 22:22
Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
Cross-reference
Deuteronomy 10:18 affirms God's care for the fatherless and widow, mirroring the positive side of the command not to mistreat them.
Deuteronomy 24:17 restates the command not to pervert justice for the fatherless and widow—a close parallel to Exodus 22:22.
Deuteronomy 27:19 curses those who pervert justice for the fatherless and widow, reinforcing the Exodus command.
Psalm 94:6 describes wicked killing widow and fatherless—the direct opposite of Exodus 22:22's command not to mistreat them.
Isaiah 1:17 commands to bring justice to the fatherless and plead the widow's cause—a positive call to obey Exodus 22:22.
Isaiah 1:23 condemns rulers who neglect the fatherless and widow—a direct violation of the command in Exodus 22:22.
Isaiah 10:2 condemns those who make widows their prey and rob the fatherless — the same oppression forbidden here.
Ezekiel 22:7 lists vexing the fatherless and widow as a sin in Jerusalem — a direct parallel to the prohibition.
Zechariah 7:10 repeats the command not to oppress the widow nor the fatherless, echoing this law.
James 1:27 defines pure religion as visiting widows and orphans — the positive counterpart to avoiding oppression.
Job 6:27 accuses friends of overwhelming the fatherless — the same evil condemned here.
Job 29:12 recounts delivering the fatherless — a positive example of the care commanded in the negative.
Proverbs 23:11 says God is the redeemer of the fatherless — a strong motivation for the command not to oppress them.
Hosea 14:3 declares that in God the orphan finds mercy — directly echoing the command to care for orphans.
Matthew 23:14 pronounces woe on those who devour widows' houses — a direct violation of the command here.