14 Bible Verses about Employers
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“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves
When they filed a complaint against me,
Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.
‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired man are not to remain with you all night until morning.
You shall not rule over him with severity, but are to revere your God.
You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.
What then could I do when God arises?
And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven.
“Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness
And his upper rooms without justice,
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And does not give him his wages,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien and do not fear Me,” says the Lord of hosts.
Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or accuse anyone falsely, and be content with your wages.”
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For I have
a devout man and
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or
And a centurion’s slave,
So Jacob said to his
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For I have
a devout man and
If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or
And a centurion’s slave,
So Jacob said to his
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But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your
Yet your father has
So Joseph’s master took him and
David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago.
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But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your
Yet your father has
So Joseph’s master took him and
David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago.
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“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the
Some soldiers were questioning him, saying, “And what about us, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not take money from anyone by force, or
Business life » Employers » Exacting service with wages
And his
Who uses his neighbor’s services without pay
And
Business life » Employers » Just dealing
Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness,
Business life » Employers » Refraining from threats
And masters, do the same things to them, and
Business life » Employers » Consideration for employees
"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
Business life » Employers » Fraudulent withholding of wages
Behold,
Employers » Duties of » Just dealing
Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness,
Employers » Duties of » Refraining from threats
And masters, do the same things to them, and
Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees
"If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me, What then could I do when God arises? And when He calls me to account, what will I answer Him?
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Genesis 16:6But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your maid is in your
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Genesis 18:19For I have