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Deuteronomy 24:17

New King James Version

17 “You shall not pervert justice due the stranger or the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.

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American Standard Version

Thou shalt not wrest the justice due to the sojourner, or to the fatherless, nor take the widow's raiment to pledge;

Christian Standard Bible

Do not deny justice to a resident alien or fatherless child, and do not take a widow’s garment as security.

English Standard Version

“You shall not pervert the justice due to the sojourner or to the fatherless, or take a widow’s garment in pledge,

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize a widow’s garment as a pledge.

New International Version

Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.

New Living Translation

“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.

World English Bible

You shall not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, nor take a widow’s clothing in pledge;