Deuteronomy 24:15

God's Word

Pay them each day before sunset because they are poor and need their pay. Otherwise, they will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.

Cross References

Job 31:13

“If I have abused the rights of my servants, male or female, when they have disagreed with me,

Job 31:38

“If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept….

Job 34:28

They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.

Job 35:9

The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.

Job 7:2

Like a slave, he longs for shade. Like a hired hand, he eagerly looks for his pay.

Psalm 24:4

⌞The one who⌟ has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath.

Psalm 25:1

To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.

Psalm 86:4

Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard of the Lord of Armies is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the garden of his delight. He hoped for justice but saw only slaughter, for righteousness but heard only cries of distress.

Jeremiah 22:13

“How horrible it will be for the person who builds his house dishonestly and his upper rooms through injustice. He makes his neighbors work for nothing and doesn’t pay them for their work.

Leviticus 19:13

“Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight.

Leviticus 25:35

“If an Israelite becomes poor and cannot support himself, help him. He must live with you as a stranger without a permanent home.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.

Matthew 20:8

“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard told the supervisor, ‘Call the workers, and give them their wages. Start with the last, and end with the first.’

Mark 10:19

You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother.”

Deuteronomy 15:9

When the seventh year—the year when payments on debts are canceled—is near, you might be stingy toward poor Israelites and give them nothing. Be careful not to think these worthless thoughts. The poor will complain to the Lord about you, and you will be condemned for your sin.

1 Timothy 5:18

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

James 5:4

The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.