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
"If a man smite his servant or his maid with a staff that they die under his hand, it shall be avenged.
Leviticus 25:43
See therefore that thou reign not over him cruelly, but fear thy God.
Deuteronomy 15:12
If thy brother, an Hebrew, sell himself to thee, or an Hebrewess, he shall serve thee six years and the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Jeremiah 34:14
'When seven years are out, every man shall let his bought servant, a Hebrew go free, if he have served him six years.' But your fathers obeyed me not and hearkened not unto me.
Ephesians 6:9
And ye masters, do even the same things unto them, putting away threatenings: and remember that even your master also is in heaven, neither is there any respect of person with him.
Colossians 4:1
Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just and equal, seeing ye know that ye have also a master in heaven.
General references
Exodus 21:26
If a man smite his servant or his maid in the eye and put it out, he shall let them go free for the eye's sake.
Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not hinder the right of the poor that are among you in their suit.
Deuteronomy 24:14
Thou shalt not defraud a hired servant that is needy and poor, whether he be of thy brethren or a stranger that is in thy land within thy cities.