Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
You are to pay him his wages each day before the sun sets, because he is poor and depends on them.
International Standard Version
Pay his wages that same day before the sun sets, because he is poor and his livelihood depends on it. Otherwise, he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will incur guilt."
A Conservative Version
Thou shall give him his hire in his day, neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it, lest he cry against thee to LORD, and it be sin to thee.
American Standard Version
in 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 Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.
Amplified
You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is
Bible in Basic English
Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.
Darby Translation
on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee.
Julia Smith Translation
In his day thou shalt give his hire, and the sun shall not go down upon it, for he is poor, and he lifted up his soul to it; and he will cry against thee to Jehovah, and it was sin in thee.
King James 2000
Each day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you unto the LORD, and it be sin unto you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go {down}, because [he is] poor and {his life depends on it}; [do this] so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, {and you incur guilt}.
Modern King James verseion
At his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it. For he is poor and sets his heart on it; lest he cry against you to Jehovah, and it shall be sin to you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee.
NET Bible
You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
The Emphasized Bible
for his day, shalt thou give his hire neither shall the sun, go in upon it, for, poor, he is, and, unto it, is he lifting up his soul, - lest he cry out against thee, unto Yahweh, and it be, in thee a sin.
Webster
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 should cry against thee to the LORD, and it be sin to thee.
World English Bible
in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to Yahweh, and it be sin to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he is poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee -- sin.
Themes
Business life » Employers » Duties of » Prompt payment of wages
Business life » Employers » Delaying payment
Duty » Masters' » Prompt payment of wages
Masters' » Duty of, toward servants » Not to keep back their wages
Master's duty » Prompt payment of wages
Servant » Hired » Unclassified scriptures relating to
Servants » Hired » To be paid without delay at the expiration of their service
Social duties » Masters' duties » Prompt payment of wages
Wages » Sins of employers respecting payment of wages » Delaying payment
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 24:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Consideration For People In Need
14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates: 15 in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Cross References
James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Leviticus 19:13
"'You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand"; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
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;
Proverbs 3:27-28
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Exodus 22:23-24
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
Job 35:9
"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job 31:38
If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;
Job 34:28
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
Psalm 24:4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.
Psalm 25:1
To you, LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Psalm 86:4
Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;
Proverbs 23:10-11
Do not move the ancient boundary stone. Do not encroach on the fields of the fatherless:
Isaiah 5:7
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 justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
Matthew 20:8
When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his manager, 'Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.'
Mark 10:19
You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.'"