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 neighbor, 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 thy hand to do it.

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

So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last to the first.

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

Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped your fields, which is by you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them who have reaped have 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 to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

A Psalm of David. To thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for to 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 thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee.

If thou shalt afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry:

If my land crieth against me, or its furrows likewise complain;

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to 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.

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

General references

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