Thematic Bible: Masters' duties
Thematic Bible
Social duties » Masters' duties » Prompt payment of wages
‘You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.
Verse Concepts
You shall give him his wages on the day that he earns them before the sun sets—for he is poor and is counting on it—so that he does not cry out to the Lord against you, and it becomes a sin for you.
Verse Concepts
Social duties » Masters' duties » Just dealing
Masters, [on your part] deal with your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Social duties » Masters' duties » Refraining from threats
You masters, do the same [showing goodwill] toward them, and give up threatening and abusive words, knowing that [He who is] both their true Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no partiality with Him [regardless of one’s earthly status].
Verse Concepts
Social duties » Masters' duties » Consideration for employees
If I have despised and rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant when they contended or brought a complaint against me, What then shall I do when God rises up [to judge]? When He visits [to inquire of me], what shall I answer Him?