Topic
Widows
74 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 22:22Easton · Torrey SHOULD NOT BE — Afflicted
¶ Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.
- Deuteronomy 14:29Easton · Torrey SHOULD BE — Allowed to share in our blessings
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine…
- Deuteronomy 16:11Easton · Torrey SHOULD BE — Allowed to share in our blessings
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place…
- Deuteronomy 16:14Easton · Torrey SHOULD BE — Allowed to share in our blessings
And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
- Deuteronomy 24:17Easton · Torrey SHOULD NOT BE — Deprived of raiment in pledge
¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow’s raiment to pledge:
- Deuteronomy 24:19–21Easton · Torrey SHOULD BE — Allowed to share in our blessings
¶ When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of…
- Deuteronomy 26:12Easton · Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — To have a share of the triennial tithe
¶ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
- Deuteronomy 27:19Easton · Torrey Curse for perverting judgment of
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Genesis 38:14Torrey Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
- Genesis 38:19Torrey Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.
- Exodus 22:23Torrey GOD — Surely hears the cry of
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
- Exodus 22:24Torrey Increase of, threatened as a punishment
And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
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- Leviticus 21:14 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — Not to intermarry with priests
- Leviticus 22:13 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things
- Numbers 30:9 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — Bound to perform their vows
- Deuteronomy 10:18 Torrey GOD — Judges for
- Deuteronomy 14:28 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — To have a share of the triennial tithe
- Deuteronomy 24:19 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards
- Deuteronomy 25:5 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- Deuteronomy 25:6 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- Deuteronomy 26:13 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — To have a share of the triennial tithe
- Ruth 3:10–13 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- Ruth 4:4 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- Ruth 4:5 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- 2 Samuel 14:2 Torrey Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
- 2 Samuel 14:5 Torrey Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands
- 1 Kings 2:21–24 Torrey Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason
- 1 Kings 17:9–15 Torrey Instances of great liberality in
- Job 22:9 Torrey THE WICKED — Send, away empty
- Job 24:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Take pledges from
- Job 24:21 Torrey THE WICKED — Do no good to
- Job 27:15 Torrey Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
- Job 29:13 Torrey SAINTS — Cause joy to
- Job 31:16 Torrey SAINTS — Disappoint not
- Psalms 68:5 Torrey GOD — Judges for
- Psalms 78:64 Torrey Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity
- Psalms 94:6 Torrey THE WICKED — Slay
- Psalms 146:9 Torrey GOD — Relieves
- Proverbs 15:25 Torrey GOD — Establishes the border of
- Isaiah 1:17 Torrey SHOULD BE — Pleaded for
- Isaiah 1:23 Torrey THE WICKED — Reject the cause of
- Isaiah 10:1 Torrey Woe to those who oppress
- Isaiah 10:2 Torrey THE WICKED — Make a prey of
- Isaiah 47:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — A desolate condition
- Isaiah 47:9 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — A desolate condition
- Isaiah 54:4 Torrey Reproach connected with
- Jeremiah 7:6 Torrey SHOULD NOT BE — Oppressed
- Jeremiah 15:8 Torrey Increase of, threatened as a punishment
- Jeremiah 18:21 Torrey Increase of, threatened as a punishment
- Jeremiah 22:3 Torrey SHOULD NOT BE — Treated with violence
- Jeremiah 49:11 Torrey Exhorted to trust in God
- Lamentations 1:1 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE OF — Zion in captivity
- Lamentations 5:3 Torrey A type of Zion in affliction
- Ezekiel 22:7 Torrey THE WICKED — Vex
- Zechariah 7:10 Torrey SHOULD NOT BE — Oppressed
- Malachi 3:5 Torrey GOD — Will witness against oppressors of
- Matthew 22:24–26 Torrey LAWS RESPECTING — When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin
- Matthew 23:14 Torrey THE WICKED — Make a prey of
- Mark 12:42 Torrey Though poor, may be liberal
- Mark 12:43 Torrey Though poor, may be liberal
- Luke 2:37 Torrey Character of true
- Acts 6:1–6 Easton
- Acts 6:1 Torrey SHOULD BE — Relieved by the Church
- Acts 9:39 Torrey SAINTS — Relieve
- Romans 7:3 Torrey Were released from all obligation to former husbands
- 1 Timothy 5:3–16 Easton
- 1 Timothy 5:3 Torrey SHOULD BE — Honoured, if widows indeed
- 1 Timothy 5:4 Torrey SHOULD BE — Relieved by their friends
- 1 Timothy 5:5 Torrey Character of true
- 1 Timothy 5:9 Torrey SHOULD BE — Relieved by the Church
- 1 Timothy 5:10 Torrey Character of true
- 1 Timothy 5:11–14 Torrey When young, exposed to may temptations
- 1 Timothy 5:16 Torrey SHOULD BE — Relieved by their friends
- James 1:27 Torrey SHOULD BE — Visited in affliction
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
To be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:22; Deut. 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12; 27:19, etc.). In the New Testament the same tender regard for them is inculcated (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim. 5:3-16) and exhibited.
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 91 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Character of true Lu 2:37; 1Ti 5:5,10
- GOD
- Exhorted to trust in God Jer 49:11
- SHOULD NOT BE
- SHOULD BE
- Though poor, may be liberal Mr 12:42,43
- When young, exposed to may temptations 1Ti 5:11-14
- SAINTS
- THE WICKED
- Curse for perverting judgment of De 27:19
- Woe to those who oppress Isa 10:1,2
- Blessings on those who relieve De 14:29
- A type of Zion in affliction La 5:3
- Were released from all obligation to former husbands Ro 7:3
- Were clothed in mourning after the decease of husbands Ge 38:14,19; 2Sa 14:2,5
- Reproach connected with Isa 54:4
- Increase of, threatened as a punishment Ex 22:24; Jer 15:8; 18:21
- LAWS RESPECTING
- Not to be oppressed Ex 22:22; De 27:19
- Raiment of, not to be taken in pledge by creditors De 24:17
- Bound to perform their vows Nu 30:9
- Not to intermarry with priests Le 21:14
- To be allowed to glean in fields and vineyards De 24:19
- To have a share of the triennial tithe De 14:28,29; 26:12,13
- To share in public rejoicings De 16:11,14
- When daughters of priests and childless to partake of the holy things Le 22:13
- When left childless, to be married by their husband's nearest of kin De 25:5,6; Ru 3:10-13; 4:4,5; Mt 22:24-26
- Allowed to marry again Ro 7:3
- Intermarrying with, of kings considered treason 1Ki 2:21-24
- Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity Job 27:15; Ps 78:64
- Were under the special protection of God De 10:18; Ps 68:5
- Were frequently oppressed and persecuted Job 24:3; Eze 22:7
- Specially taken care of by the Church Ac 6:1; 1Ti 5:9
- Often devoted themselves entirely to God's service Lu 2:37; 1Ti 5:10
- Instances of great liberality in 1Ki 17:9-15; Mr 12:42,43
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.