Deuteronomy 10:18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.

English Standard Version
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.

New American Standard Bible
"He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.

King James Bible
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.

International Standard Version
He executes justice for the orphan and the widows, loves the foreigner, and gives them food and clothing."

American Standard Version
He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the sojourner, in giving him food and raiment.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He doth judgment to the fatherless and the widow, loveth the stranger, and giveth him food and raiment.

Darby Bible Translation
who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.

Young's Literal Translation
He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

Cross References

Exodus 22:22
You shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

Exodus 22:23
If you afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

Numbers 10:32
And it shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do to us, the same will we do to you.

Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverts the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

2 Chronicles 19:7
Why now let the fear of the LORD be on you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

Psalm 68:5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Psalm 146:9
The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

10:12-22 We are here taught our duty to God in our principles and our practices. We must fear the Lord our God. We must love him, and delight in communion with him. We must walk in the ways in which he has appointed us to walk. We must serve him with all our heart and soul. What we do in his service we must do cheerfully, and with good will. We must keep his commandments. There is true honour and pleasure in obedience. We must give honour to God; and to him we must cleave, as one we love and delight in, trust in, and from whom we have great expectations. We are here taught our duty to our neighbour. God's common gifts to mankind oblige us to honour all men. And those who have themselves been in distress, and have found mercy with God, should be ready to show kindness to those who are in the like distress. We are here taught our duty to ourselves. Circumcise your hearts. Cast away all corrupt affections and inclinations, which hinder you from fearing and loving God. By nature we do not love God. This is original sin, the source whence our wickedness proceeds; and the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be; so then they that are in the flesh cannot please God, Ro 8:5-9. Let us, without delay or reserve, come and cleave to our reconciled God in Jesus Christ, that we may love, serve, and obey him acceptably, and be daily changed into his image, from glory to glory, by the Spirit of the Lord. Consider the greatness and glory of God; and his goodness and grace; these persuade us to our duty. Blessed Spirit! Oh for thy purifying, persevering, and renewing influences, that being called out of the state of strangers, such as our fathers were, we may be found among the number of the children of God, and that our lot may be among the saints.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

16. Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart—Here he teaches them the true and spiritual meaning of that rite, as was afterwards more strongly urged by Paul (Ro 2:25, 29), and should be applied by us to our baptism, which is "not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God" [1Pe 3:21].