The one who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Deuteronomy 24:14 - Tree of Life Version “You are not to oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is from your brothers or the outsiders in your land within your town gates. 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 shows contempt for his Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain, and the one who gives to the rich— both end in poverty.
Father and mother have been treated with contempt; the outsider has been oppressed in your midst; the orphan and the widow have been mistreated in you.
“You are not to oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant are not to remain with you all night until the morning.
They trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth and thwart the way of the humble. A man and his father go to the same girl, to profane My holy Name.
Hear this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on Samaria’s hill, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters: “Bring, so we may drink.”
Hear this, you who trample the poor, destroying the afflicted of the land
“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
And remain in this same home, eating and drinking the things they offer, for the worker is deserving of his wage. Do not keep moving from house to house.
“If there is a poor man among you—any of your brothers within any of your gates in your land that Adonai your God is giving you—you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox while he is threshing,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wage.”