Leviticus 25:43

Kindness For Poor Brothers

⁴² Since they are my servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt, they must not be sold in a slave sale. ⁴³ You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God. ⁴⁴ "'As for your male and female slaves who may belong to you -- you may buy male and female slaves from the nations all around you.

Fear of God

Stand in Awe

Rule Over

Colossians 4:1

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Exodus 1:13-14

and they made the Israelites serve rigorously.

Leviticus 25:17

No one is to oppress his fellow citizen, but you must fear your God, because I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:46

You may give them as inheritance to your children after you to possess as property. You may enslave them perpetually. However, as for your brothers the Israelites, no man may rule over his brother harshly.

Leviticus 25:53

He must be with the one who bought him like a yearly hired worker. The one who bought him must not rule over him harshly in your sight.

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bandaged the injured, brought back the strays, or sought the lost, but with force and harshness you have ruled over them.

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

Exodus 1:21

And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.

Exodus 2:23

During that long period of time the king of Egypt died, and the Israelites groaned because of the slave labor. They cried out, and their desperate cry because of their slave labor went up to God.

Exodus 3:7

The Lord said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

Exodus 3:9

And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.

Exodus 5:14

The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh's slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, "Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past -- both yesterday and today?"

Deuteronomy 25:18

how they met you along the way and cut off all your stragglers in the rear of the march when you were exhausted and tired; they were unafraid of God.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.

Isaiah 58:3

They lament, 'Why don't you notice when we fast? Why don't you pay attention when we humble ourselves?' Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.

Malachi 3:5

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.