Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Shalt not
General references
Bible References
Shalt not
Proverbs 20:10
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Differing weights [one for buying and another for selling] and differing measures,
Both of them are detestable and offensive to the Lord.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],
Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced oppression and extortion and have committed robbery; they have wronged the poor and needy and they have oppressed the stranger without justice.
Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not testify falsely, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
Luke 3:13
And he told them, “Collect no more than the fixed amount you have been ordered to [collect].”
1 Thessalonians 4:6
and that [in this matter of sexual misconduct] no man shall transgress and defraud his brother because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we have told you before and solemnly warned you.
The wages
Deuteronomy 24:14
“You shall not take advantage of a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether [he is] one of your countrymen or one of the strangers (resident aliens, foreigners) who is in your land inside your cities.
Job 31:39
If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them,
Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,
If I have eaten its fruits without paying for them,
Or have caused its [rightful] owners to lose their lives,
Jeremiah 22:13
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who builds his house by [acts of] unrighteousness
And his upper chambers by injustice,
Who uses his neighbor’s service without pay
And does not give him wages [for his work],
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
General references
Exodus 20:15
“You shall not steal [secretly, openly, fraudulently, or through carelessness].
Leviticus 25:14
If you sell anything to your friend or buy from your friend, you shall not wrong one another.
Proverbs 3:28
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
1 Corinthians 6:8
On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.