Thematic Bible: Master's duty
Thematic Bible
Master's duty » Prompt payment of wages
" 'You shall not exploit your neighbor, and you shall not rob [him]; a hired worker's wage you shall not {withhold} overnight until morning.
On his day you shall give his wage, and the sun shall not go {down}, because [he is] poor and {his life depends on it}; [do this] so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, {and you incur guilt}.
Master's duty » Just dealing
Masters, grant your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you also have a master in heaven.
Master's duty » Refraining from threats
And masters, do the same [things] to them, giving up threats, knowing that both their Lord and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.
Master's duty » Consideration for employees
"If I have rejected my male or female slave's case when their complaint [was] against me, then what shall I do when God rises up? And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?