Exodus 21:26

“If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye.

Exodus 21:20

“If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

Now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

Job 31:13-15

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

Psalm 9:12

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.

Psalm 10:18

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

Proverbs 22:22-23

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Ephesians 6:9

And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.

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Exodus 21:26

And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.

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“If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

You shall not distort justice; you shall not be partial, and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,

For He who requires blood remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The

unfortunate commits himself to You;

You have been the helper of the orphan.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,

Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.

Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.