Deuteronomy 24:14

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“You must not cheat a hired servant who is poor and needy. It does not matter if he is an Israelite or if he is a foreigner living in one of your cities.

Cross References

Malachi 3:5

Then I will bring you to justice. I will be an expert witness and testify about the evil things people do. I will speak out against those who do evil magic or commit adultery. I will speak out against those who make false promises and cheat their workers and don’t pay them the money they promised. I will testify against those who don’t help strangers, or widows and orphans. And I will testify against those who don’t respect me.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever takes advantage of the poor insults their Maker, but whoever is kind to them honors him.

Proverbs 22:16

These two things will make you poor: hurting the poor to make yourself rich and giving gifts to the rich.

Amos 4:1

Listen to me, you cows of Bashan on Samaria’s mountain. You hurt the poor and crush those in need. You tell your husbands, “Bring us something to drink!”

Luke 10:7

Stay in the peace-loving house. Eat and drink what the people there give you. A worker should be given his pay. Don’t leave that house to stay in another house.

Amos 2:7

They pushed their faces into the ground and walked on them. They stopped listening to suffering people. Fathers and sons had sexual relations with the same woman. They ruined my holy name.

Amos 8:4

Listen to me, you who trample on helpless people. You are trying to destroy the poor of this country.

Ezekiel 22:7

And the people in Jerusalem don’t respect their parents. There in the city, they abuse the foreigners. They cheat orphans and widows in that place.

1 Timothy 5:18

As the Scriptures say, “When a work animal is being used to separate grain, don’t keep it from eating the grain.” And the Scriptures also say, “A worker should be given his pay.”

Leviticus 19:13

“You must not cheat or rob your neighbor. You must not hold a hired worker’s salary overnight until morning.

Deuteronomy 15:7

“When you are living in the land the Lord your God is giving you, there might be some poor people living among you. You must not be selfish. You must not refuse to give help to them.