If thou meet thine enemy's ox, &c.— Here the noble precept of doing good for evil, of assisting enemies, those who hate us, Exodus 23:5 is strongly inculcated. Nothing can excuse us from discharging the offices of kindness and humanity, when they are wanted, and we are able to perform them, towards any of our fellow-creatures. Concerning this law, see Deuteronomy 22:1; Deuteronomy 22:30.
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Exodus 23:4
4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again