You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Cross References Matthew 20:8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.' 1 Timothy 5:18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain," and, "The worker is worthy of his wages." James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Exodus 22:23 If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. Leviticus 19:13 You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand. Leviticus 25:35 Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. Deuteronomy 15:9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: "The seventh year, the year of release, is near," so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. Job 31:13 If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me, Job 35:9 Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty. Proverbs 3:28 Do not tell your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I will provide"--when you already have the means. Jeremiah 22:13 "Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, Treasury of Scripture At his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you. At his Leviticus 19:13 Proverbs 3:27,28 Jeremiah 22:13 Psalm 24:4 Psalm 25:1 Psalm 86:4 lest he Deuteronomy 15:9 Exodus 22:23,24 Job 31:38 |