Deuteronomy 24:15
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15 Each day (A)you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; (B)lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
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Leviticus 19:13
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13 (A)‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. (B)The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
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James 5:4
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4 Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.
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- James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
Proverbs 3:27-28
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27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
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- Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners
Jeremiah 22:13
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13 “Woe(A) to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
And his [a]chambers by injustice,
(B)Who uses his neighbor’s service without wages
And gives him nothing for his work,
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- Jeremiah 22:13 Lit. roof chambers, upper chambers
Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (A)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (B)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (C)it become sin among you.
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Job 35:9
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9 “Because(A) of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
Exodus 22:23-24
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23 If you afflict them in any way, and they (A)cry at all to Me, I will surely (B)hear their cry; 24 and My (C)wrath will become hot, and I will kill you with the sword; (D)your wives shall be 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;
For He (B)hears the cry of the afflicted.
Mark 10:19
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19 You know the commandments: (A)‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not bear false witness,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and your mother.’ ”
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Matthew 20:8
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8 “So when evening had come, the owner of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and give them their wages, beginning with the last to the first.’
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Isaiah 5:7
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7 For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel,
And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant.
He looked for justice, but behold, oppression;
For righteousness, but behold, [a]a cry for help.
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- Isaiah 5:7 wailing
Proverbs 23:10-11
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10 Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark,
Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11 (A)For their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.
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- Proverbs 23:10 boundary
Psalm 86:4
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- Psalm 86:4 Make glad
Psalm 25:1
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A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness
A Psalm of David.
25 To (A)You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Psalm 24:4
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4 He who has (A)clean hands and (B)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (C)sworn deceitfully.
Job 31:38
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38 “If my land cries out against me,
And its furrows weep together;
Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.
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