James 5:4

New Century Version

The pay you did not give the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the workers have been heard by the Lord All-Powerful.

Cross References

Genesis 4:10

Then the Lord said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground.

Job 34:28

The cry of the poor comes to God; he hears the cry of the needy.

Job 7:2

They are like a slave wishing for the evening shadows, like a laborer waiting to be paid.

Psalm 9:12

He remembers who the murderers are; he will not forget the cries of those who suffer.

Exodus 22:27

because it is the only cover to keep his body warm. He has nothing else to sleep in. If he cries out to me for help, I will listen, because I am merciful.

Exodus 3:9

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

Isaiah 1:9

The Lord All-Powerful allowed a few of our people to live. Otherwise we would have been completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Isaiah 5:7

The vineyard belonging to the Lord All-Powerful is the nation of Israel; the garden that he loves is the people of Judah. He looked for justice, but there was only killing. He hoped for right living, but there were only cries of pain.

Isaiah 5:9

The Lord All-Powerful said this to me: “The fine houses will be destroyed; the large and beautiful houses will be left empty.

Jeremiah 22:13

“How terrible it will be for one who builds his palace by doing evil, who cheats people so he can build its upper rooms. He makes his own people work for nothing and does not pay them.

Leviticus 19:13

“ ‘You must not cheat your neighbor or rob him. You must not keep a hired worker’s salary all night until morning.

Habakkuk 2:11

The stones of the walls will cry out against you, and the boards that support the roof will agree that you are wrong.

Malachi 3:5

The Lord All-Powerful says, “Then I will come to you and judge you. I will be quick to testify against those who take part in evil magic, adultery, and lying under oath, those who cheat workers of their pay and who cheat widows and orphans, those who are unfair to foreigners, and those who do not respect me.

Matthew 9:37

Jesus said to his followers, “There are many people to harvest but only a few workers to help harvest them.

Luke 18:7

God will always give what is right to his people who cry to him night and day, and he will not be slow to answer them.

Romans 9:29

It is as Isaiah said: “The Lord All-Powerful allowed a few of our descendants to live. Otherwise we would have been completely destroyed like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.”

Deuteronomy 15:9

Beware of evil thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near, the year to cancel what people owe.” You might be mean to the needy and not give them anything. Then they will complain to the Lord about you, and he will find you guilty of sin.

Colossians 4:1

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