Leviticus 19:13
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13 “You shall not defraud your neighbor; you shall not steal; and you shall not keep for yourself the wages of a laborer until morning.(A)
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James 5:4
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4 Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Malachi 3:5
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5 Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Proverbs 20:10
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10 Diverse weights and diverse measures
are both alike an abomination to the Lord.(A)
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
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14 “You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns.(A) 15 You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.(B)
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Mark 10:19
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19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not bear false witness. You shall not defraud. Honor your father and mother.’ ”(A)
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Ezekiel 22:29
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29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy and have extorted from the alien without justice.(A)
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Jeremiah 22:13
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13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbors work for nothing
and does not give them their wages,(A)
Jeremiah 22:3
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3 Thus says the Lord: Act with justice and righteousness and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the alien, the orphan, and the widow, or shed innocent blood in this place.(A)
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Exodus 22:21
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21 “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.(A)
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Exodus 22:15
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15 If the owner was present, there shall be no restitution; if it was hired, only the hiring fee is due.
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 that no one wrong or exploit a brother or sister in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, just as we have already told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.(A)
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Luke 3:13
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13 He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.”(A)
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Proverbs 22:22
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
Job 31:39
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39 if I have eaten its yield without payment
and caused the death of its owners,(A)
Exodus 22:24-27
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24 my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.(A)
25 “If you lend money to my people, to the poor among you, you shall not deal with them as a creditor; you shall not exact interest from them.(B) 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as guarantee, you shall restore it before the sun goes down, 27 for it may be your neighbor’s only clothing to use as a cover. In what else shall that person sleep? And when your neighbor cries out to me, I will listen, for I am compassionate.
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Leviticus 6:3
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3 or have found something lost and lied about it—if you swear falsely regarding any of the various things that one may do and sin(A)—
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Exodus 22:8-9
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8 If the thief is not caught, the owner of the house shall be brought before God, to determine whether or not the owner had laid hands on the neighbor’s goods.(A)
9 “In any case of disputed ownership involving ox, donkey, sheep, clothing, or any other loss, of which one party says, ‘This is mine,’ the case of both parties shall come before God; the one whom God condemns shall pay double to the other.(B)
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Exodus 22:13
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13 If it was mangled by beasts, let it be brought as evidence; restitution shall not be made for the mangled remains.
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