'Paying' in the Bible
"If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years, but in the seventh year he will go out free without paying anything.
If he does not provide her with these three things, then she will go out free, without paying money.
Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams.
As a result, all the king's servants who were at the king's gate were bowing and paying homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded. However, Mordecai did not bow, nor did he pay him homage.
And after they had spoken to him day after day without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai's part would be permitted. Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew.
When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing or paying homage to him, he was filled with rage.
if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners,
Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!
The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.
Stop oppressing foreigners who live in your land, children who have lost their fathers, and women who have lost their husbands. Stop killing innocent people in this land. Stop paying allegiance to other gods. That will only bring about your ruin.
Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.