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Eze 18:16 — Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, [but] hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

withholden the pledge		Heb. pledged the pledge, or taken to pledge. Eze 18:7.
but hath		Job 22:7; Job 31:19; Pro 22:9; Pro 25:21; Pro 31:20; Ecc 11:1,2; Isa 58:7-10; Luk 11:41; Luk 14:13

Correlating Passages

withholden the pledge

Eze 18:7

And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

but hath

	Job 22:7	Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
	Job 31:19	If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
	Pro 22:9	He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
	Pro 25:21	If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
	Pro 31:20	She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
	Ecc 11:1	Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
	Ecc 11:2	Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
	Isa 58:7	[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
	Isa 58:8	Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
	Isa 58:9	Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
	Isa 58:10	And [if] thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness [be] as the noonday:
	Luk 11:41	But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
	Luk 14:13	But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

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Scott, Thomas. "Ezekiel 18:16," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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