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Ezekiel 20:11
There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
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Luke 19:8
Meanwhile, Zacchaeus stood before the Lord and said,“ I will give half my wealth to the poor, Lord, and if I have cheated people on their taxes, I will give them back four times as much!”
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Exodus 22:1-4
“ If someone steals an ox or sheep and then kills or sells it, the thief must pay back five oxen for each ox stolen, and four sheep for each sheep stolen.“ If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder.But if it happens in daylight, the one who killed the thief is guilty of murder.“ A thief who is caught must pay in full for everything he stole. If he cannot pay, he must be sold as a slave to pay for his theft.If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief’s possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal.
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Leviticus 6:2-5
“ Suppose one of you sins against your associate and is unfaithful to the Lord. Suppose you cheat in a deal involving a security deposit, or you steal or commit fraud,or you find lost property and lie about it, or you lie while swearing to tell the truth, or you commit any other such sin.If you have sinned in any of these ways, you are guilty. You must give back whatever you stole, or the money you took by extortion, or the security deposit, or the lost property you found,or anything obtained by swearing falsely. You must make restitution by paying the full price plus an additional 20 percent to the person you have harmed. On the same day you must present a guilt offering.
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Ezekiel 18:7
He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors. He does not rob the poor but instead gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.
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Leviticus 18:5
If you obey my decrees and my regulations, you will find life through them. I am the Lord.
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Luke 1:6
Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
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Ezekiel 20:13
“ But the people of Israel rebelled against me, and they refused to obey my decrees there in the wilderness. They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days. So I threatened to pour out my fury on them, and I made plans to utterly consume them in the wilderness.
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Deuteronomy 24:17
“ True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans, and you must never accept a widow’s garment as security for her debt.
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Deuteronomy 24:10-13
“ If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter his house to pick up the item he is giving as security.You must wait outside while he goes in and brings it out to you.If your neighbor is poor and gives you his cloak as security for a loan, do not keep the cloak overnight.Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so he can stay warm through the night and bless you, and the Lord your God will count you as righteous.
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Job 24:3
They take the orphan’s donkey and demand the widow’s ox as security for a loan.
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Exodus 22:26-27
If you take your neighbor’s cloak as security for a loan, you must return it before sunset.This coat may be the only blanket your neighbor has. How can a person sleep without it? If you do not return it and your neighbor cries out to me for help, then I will hear, for I am merciful.
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Job 24:9
“ The wicked snatch a widow’s child from her breast, taking the baby as security for a loan.
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Job 22:6
“ For example, you must have lent money to your friend and demanded clothing as security. Yes, you stripped him to the bone.
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Ezekiel 20:21
“ But their children, too, rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life. And they also violated my Sabbath days. So again I threatened to pour out my fury on them in the wilderness.
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Revelation 22:12-14
“ Look, I am coming soon, bringing my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will be permitted to enter through the gates of the city and eat the fruit from the tree of life.
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Psalms 119:93
I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life.
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Numbers 5:6-8
“ Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: If any of the people— men or women— betray the Lord by doing wrong to another person, they are guilty.They must confess their sin and make full restitution for what they have done, adding an additional 20 percent and returning it to the person who was wronged.But if the person who was wronged is dead, and there are no near relatives to whom restitution can be made, the payment belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest. Those who are guilty must also bring a ram as a sacrifice, and they will be purified and made right with the Lord.
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Ezekiel 18:27-28
And if wicked people turn from their wickedness, obey the law, and do what is just and right, they will save their lives.They will live because they thought it over and decided to turn from their sins. Such people will not die.
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Amos 2:8
At their religious festivals, they lounge in clothing their debtors put up as security. In the house of their gods, they drink wine bought with unjust fines.
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Ezekiel 18:12
oppresses the poor and helpless, steals from debtors by refusing to let them redeem their security, worships idols, commits detestable sins,
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Ezekiel 18:16
He does not exploit the poor, but instead is fair to debtors and does not rob them. He gives food to the hungry and provides clothes for the needy.
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Deuteronomy 24:6
“ It is wrong to take a set of millstones, or even just the upper millstone, as security for a loan, for the owner uses it to make a living.