The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honours him.
Deuteronomy 24:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident foreigners in a town in your land. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not oppress or extort from a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of your strangers and sojourners who are in your land inside your towns. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates: Common English Bible Don’t take advantage of poor or needy workers, whether they are fellow Israelites or immigrants who live in your land or your cities. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall not refuse the pay of the indigent and the poor, whether he is your brother, or he is a new arrival who dwells with you in the land and is within your gates. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates: |
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honours him.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich #– #both lead only to poverty.
Father and mother are treated with contempt, and the resident foreigner is exploited within you. The fatherless and widow are oppressed in you.
‘Do not oppress your neighbour or rob him. The wages due a hired worker must not remain with you until morning.
They trample the heads of the poor on the dust of the ground and obstruct the path of the needy. A man and his father have sexual relations with the same girl, profaning my holy name.
Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who are on the hill of Samaria, women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to their husbands, ‘Bring us something to drink.’
Hear this, you who trample on the needy and do away with the poor of the land,
‘I will come to you in judgement, and I will be ready to witness against sorcerers and adulterers; against those who swear falsely; against those who oppress the hired worker, the widow, and the fatherless; and against those who deny justice to the resident foreigner. They do not fear me,’ says the Lord of Armies.
Remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they offer, for the worker is worthy of his wages. Don’t move from house to house.
‘If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted towards your poor brother.
For the Scripture says: Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain, , and, ‘The worker is worthy of his wages.’