Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in ex 21
Bible References
This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in ex 21
Exodus 3:21
I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, and it will happen that when you go, you shall not go empty-handed.
Leviticus 25:42
For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as slaves.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor's service without wages, and doesn't give him his hire;
Malachi 3:5
I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and do not fear me," says the LORD of hosts.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.