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 defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired 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 thine hand to do it.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

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

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Setteth his heart upon it

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

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

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

Lest he

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked 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 unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;

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 make the oppressed to 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 old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

General references

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