1 Corinthians 9:9

New International Version

For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?

Cross References

Psalm 104:27

All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Isaiah 28:28

Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. The wheels of a threshing cart may be rolled over it, but one does not use horses to grind grain.

Jonah 4:11

And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?”

Romans 4:23

The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone,

Deuteronomy 25:4

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

Deuteronomy 5:14

but the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you do.

1 Timothy 5:18

For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”