Deuteronomy 24:15
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15 (A)You shall give him his wages on the same day, before the sun sets (for he is poor and counts on it), (B)lest he cry against you to the Lord, and you be guilty of sin.
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Leviticus 19:13
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13 (A)“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. (B)The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
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James 5:4
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4 Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts.
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Proverbs 3:27-28
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28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:27 Hebrew Do not withhold good from its owners
Jeremiah 22:13
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13 (A)“Woe to him who builds his house by (B)unrighteousness,
and his upper rooms by injustice,
(C)who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing
and does not give him his wages,
Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your (A)eye look grudgingly[a] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he (B)cry to the Lord against you, and (C)you be guilty of sin.
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- Deuteronomy 15:9 Or be evil; also verse 10
Exodus 22:23-24
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23 If you do mistreat them, and they (A)cry out to me, I will surely (B)hear their cry, 24 and my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and (C)your wives shall become widows and your children fatherless.
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Job 34:28
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28 so that they (A)caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he (B)heard the cry of the afflicted—
Mark 10:19
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19 You know the commandments: (A)‘Do not murder, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor your father and mother.’”
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Matthew 20:8
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8 And (A)when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his (B)foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’
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Isaiah 5:7
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7 (A)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed;[a]
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry![b]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 (A)Do not move an ancient landmark
or enter the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their (B)Redeemer is strong;
he will (C)plead their cause against you.
Psalm 86:4
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4 Gladden the soul of your servant,
for (A)to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalm 25:1
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Teach Me Your Paths
[a] Of David.
25 To you, O Lord, I (A)lift up my soul.
Footnotes
- Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Job 31:38
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38 “If my land has cried out against me
and its furrows have wept together,
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 (A)Do not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or (B)crush the afflicted at (C)the gate,
23 for (D)the Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.
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