1 Corinthians 9:9

God's Word

Moses’ Teachings say, “Never muzzle an ox when it is threshing  grain.” God’s concern isn’t for oxen.

Cross References

Psalm 104:27

All of them look to you to give them their food at the right time.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous person cares ⌞even⌟ about the life of his animals, but the compassion of wicked people is ⌞nothing but⌟ cruelty.

Isaiah 28:28

Grain is ground into flour, but the grinding eventually stops. It will be threshed. The wheels of his cart will roll over it, but his horses won’t crush it.

Jonah 4:11

Shouldn’t I feel sorry for this important city, Nineveh? It has more than 120,000 people in it as well as many animals. These people couldn’t tell their right hand from their left.”

Romans 4:23

But the words “his faith was regarded as the basis of his approval by God” were written not only for him

Deuteronomy 25:4

Never muzzle an ox when it’s threshing  grain.

Deuteronomy 5:14

The seventh day is the day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your oxen, your donkeys—all of your animals—even the foreigners living in your city must never do any work ⌞on that day⌟. In this way your male and female slaves can rest as you do.

1 Timothy 5:18

After all, Scripture says, “Never muzzle an ox when it is threshing  grain,” and “The worker deserves his pay.”