Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

Treadeth out

General references

Bible References

Muzzle

Proverbs 12:10
An upright man has thought for the life of his beast, but the hearts of evil-doers are cruel.
1 Corinthians 9:9
For it says in the law of Moses, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. Is it for the oxen that God is giving orders?
1 Timothy 5:17
Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Treadeth out

Isaiah 28:27
For the fitches are not crushed with a sharp instrument, and a cart-wheel is not rolled over the cummin; but the grain of the fitches is hammered out with a stick, and of the cummin with a rod.
Hosea 10:11
And Ephraim is a trained cow, taking pleasure in crushing the grain; but I have put a yoke on her fair neck; I will put a horseman on the back of Ephraim; Judah will be working the plough, Jacob will be turning up the earth.

General references

Job 24:11
Between the lines of olive-trees they make oil; though they have no drink, they are crushing out the grapes.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain