James 5:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops. Now the Lord All-Powerful has heard their cries.

Cross References

Leviticus 19:13

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

Jeremiah 22:13

“It will be very bad for King Jehoiakim. He is doing wrong so that he can build his palace. He is cheating people so that he can build rooms upstairs. He is not paying his own people. He is making them work for nothing.

Romans 9:29

It is just as Isaiah said: “The Lord All-Powerful allowed some of our people to live. If he had not done that, we would now be like Sodom, and we would be like Gomorrah.” Isaiah 1:9

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.

Exodus 22:27

That cloak might be their only protection against the cold when they lie down to sleep. If they call to me for help, I will listen because I am kind.

Luke 18:7

God’s people shout to him night and day, and he will always give them what is right. He will not be slow to answer them.

Psalm 9:12

He punishes murderers and remembers those who are in need. When suffering people cry for help, he does not ignore them.

Job 34:28

They hurt the poor and made them cry to God for help. And he hears their cry!

Exodus 3:9

I have heard the cries of the Israelites, and I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them.

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? You killed your brother and the ground opened up to take his blood from your hands. Now his blood is shouting to me from the ground. So you will be cursed from this ground.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give what is good and fair to your servants. Remember that you have a Master in heaven.

Habakkuk 2:11

The stones of the walls will cry out against you. Even the wooden rafters in your own house will prove that you are wrong.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard that belongs to the Lord All-Powerful is the house of Israel. The grapevine, the plant he loves, is the man of Judah. The Lord hoped for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for fairness, but there were only cries from people being treated badly.

Isaiah 1:9

If the Lord All-Powerful had not allowed a few people to live, we would have been destroyed completely like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And that almost happened!

Deuteronomy 15:9

“Don’t ever refuse to help someone simply because the seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near. Don’t let an evil thought like that enter your mind. You must never have bad thoughts about someone who needs help. You must not refuse to help them. If you don’t help the poor, they might complain to the Lord, and he will judge you guilty of sin.

Isaiah 5:9

I heard the Lord All-Powerful make this oath: “I swear, all these houses will be destroyed. These big, fancy houses will be empty.

Matthew 9:37

Jesus said to his followers, “There is such a big harvest of people to bring in. But there are only a few workers to help harvest them.

Job 7:2

They are like a slave looking for cool shade or a hired worker waiting for payday.