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
Unequal weights and unequal measures are both alike an abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 22:22
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the LORD: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice.
Mark 10:19
You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.'"
Luke 3:13
And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do."
1 Thessalonians 4:6
that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
The wages
Deuteronomy 24:14
"You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.
Job 31:39
if I have eaten its yield without payment and made its owners breathe their last,
Jeremiah 22:13
"Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,
Malachi 3:5
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
General references
Exodus 20:15
"You shall not steal.
Leviticus 25:14
And if you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not wrong one another.
Proverbs 3:28
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"--when you have it with you.
1 Corinthians 6:8
But you yourselves wrong and defraud--even your own brothers!