Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
The cause
General references
Bible References
The cause
Exodus 21:20
And if a man shall strike his servant or his maid with a rod, and he died under his hand, avenging, he shall be avenged.
Leviticus 25:43
Thou shalt not rule over him with crushing, and thou shalt be afraid of thy God.
Deuteronomy 15:12
When thy brother a Hebrew, or Hebrewess, shall be sold to thee, and serving thee six years; in the seventh year thou shalt send him away free from thee.
Jeremiah 34:14
From the end of seven years ye shall send away a man his brother, the Hebrew who shall be sold to thee, and serving thee six years, and send him away free from thee; and your fathers heard not to me and inclined not their ear
Ephesians 6:9
And, lords, do ye the same things to them, letting go threatening: knowing that also your own Lord is in the heavens; and distinction of persons is not with him.
Colossians 4:1
Lords, render ye to servants Justice and equality; knowing that ye also have a Lord in the heavens.
General references
Exodus 21:26
And if a man strike the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid, and he destroyed it; he shall send him forth free for the sake of his eye.
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause.
Deuteronomy 24:14
Thou shalt not oppress the poor and needy hireling from thy brethren, or from thy stranger which is in thy land in thy gates.