He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Deuteronomy 24:14 - Revised Standard Version “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brethren or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns; Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not oppress or extort from a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of your strangers and sojourners who are in your land inside your towns. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates: Common English Bible Don’t take advantage of poor or needy workers, whether they are fellow Israelites or immigrants who live in your land or your cities. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates: |
He who oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
Father and mother are treated with contempt in you; the sojourner suffers extortion in your midst; the fatherless and the widow are wronged in you.
“You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
they that trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth, and turn aside the way of the afflicted; a man and his father go in to the same maiden, so that my holy name is profaned;
“Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring, that we may drink!’
Hear this, you who trample upon the needy, and bring the poor of the land to an end,
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages; do not go from house to house.
“If there is among you a poor man, one of your brethren, in any of your towns within your land which the Lord your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother,
for the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”