Deuteronomy 24:15

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Summary

At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

At his

Setteth his heart upon it

Psalm 24:4

Psalm 25:1

Psalm 86:4

Lest he

General references

Proverbs 3:28

Bible References

At his

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;

But when the evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his steward, Call the workmen and pay them their wages, beginning from the last even to the first.

Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother.

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Setteth his heart upon it

He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Lest he

Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.

If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;

If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:

Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

Remove not the ancient landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

For the vineyard of Jehovah of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah the plant of his delight: and he looked for justice, and behold, blood-shedding; for righteousness, and behold, a cry.

Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

General references

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.