Verse 14

Thou shalt not oppress{H6231} a hired servant{H7916} that is poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} whether he be of thy brethren,{H251} or of thy sojourners{H1616} that are in thy land{H776} within thy gates:{H8179}

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} reproacheth{H2778} his Maker;{H6213} But he that hath mercy{H2603} on the needy{H34} honoreth{H3513} him.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear{H8085} this word,{H1697} ye kine{H6510} of Bashan,{H1316} that are in the mountain{H2022} of Samaria,{H8111} that oppress{H6231} the poor,{H1800} that crush{H7533} the needy,{H34} that say{H559} unto their lords,{H113} Bring,{H935} and let us drink.{H8354}
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 And{G1161} in{G1722} that same{G846} house{G3614} remain,{G3306} eating{G2068} and{G2532} drinking{G4095} such things{G3588} as{G3844} they{G846} give:{G3844} for{G1063} the laborer{G2040} is{G2076} worthy{G514} of{G3408} his{G846} hire.{G3408} Go{G3327} not{G3361} from{G1537} house{G3614} to{G1519} house.{G3614}
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear{H8085} this, O ye that would swallow up{H7602} the needy,{H34} and cause{H7673} the poor{H6041} of the land{H776} to fail,{H7673}
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth{H6231} the poor{H1800} to increase{H7235} his [gain], [And] he that giveth{H5414} to the rich,{H6223} [shall come] only to want.{H4270}
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light{H7043} by father{H1} and mother;{H517} in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213} by oppression{H6233} with the sojourner;{H1616} in thee have they wronged{H3238} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow.{H490}
  • Amos 2:7 : 7 they that pant{H7602} after the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776} on the head{H7218} of the poor,{H1800} and turn aside{H5186} the way{H1870} of the meek:{H6035} and a man{H376} and his father{H1} go{H3212} unto the [same] maiden,{H5291} to profane{H2490} my holy{H6944} name:{H8034}
  • Lev 25:35-43 : 35 And if thy brother{H251} be waxed poor,{H4134} and his hand fail{H4131} with thee;{H3027} then thou shalt uphold{H2388} him: [as] a stranger{H1616} and a sojourner{H1616} shall he live{H2416} with thee. 36 Take{H3947} thou no interest{H5392} of him or increase,{H8636} but fear{H3372} thy God;{H430} that thy brother{H251} may live{H2416} with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give{H5414} him thy money{H3701} upon interest,{H5392} nor give{H5414} him thy victuals{H400} for increase.{H4768} 38 I am Jehovah{H3068} your God,{H430} who brought you forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} to give{H5414} you the land{H776} of Canaan,{H3667} [and] to be your God.{H430} 39 And if thy brother{H251} be waxed poor{H4134} with thee, and sell{H4376} himself unto thee; thou shalt not make{H5647} him to serve{H5656} as a bond-servant.{H5650} 40 As a hired servant,{H7916} and as a sojourner,{H8453} he shall be with thee; he shall serve{H5647} with thee unto the year{H8141} of jubilee:{H3104} 41 then shall he go out{H3318} from thee, he and his children{H1121} with him, and shall return{H7725} unto his own family,{H4940} and unto the possession{H272} of his fathers{H1} shall he return.{H7725} 42 For they are my servants,{H5650} whom I brought forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} they shall not be sold{H4376} as{H4466} bondmen.{H5650} 43 Thou shalt not rule{H7287} over him with rigor,{H6531} but shalt fear{H3372} thy God.{H430}
  • Deut 15:12-18 : 12 If thy brother,{H251} a Hebrew man,{H5680} or a Hebrew woman,{H5680} be sold{H4376} unto thee, and serve{H5647} thee six{H8337} years;{H8141} then in the seventh{H7637} year{H8141} thou shalt let him go{H7971} free{H2670} from thee. 13 And when thou lettest{H7971} him go free{H2670} from thee, thou shalt not let him go{H7971} empty:{H7387} 14 thou shalt furnish{H6059} him liberally{H6059} out of thy flock,{H6629} and out of thy threshing-floor,{H1637} and out of thy winepress;{H3342} as Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath blessed{H1288} thee thou shalt give{H5414} unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember{H2142} that thou wast a bondman{H5650} in the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} redeemed{H6299} thee: therefore I command{H6680} thee this thing{H1697} to-day.{H3117} 16 And it shall be, if he say{H559} unto thee, I will not go out{H3318} from thee; because he loveth{H157} thee and thy house,{H1004} because he is well{H2895} with thee; 17 then thou shalt take{H3947} an awl,{H4836} and thrust{H5414} it through his ear{H241} unto the door,{H1817} and he shall be thy servant{H5650} for ever.{H5769} And also unto thy maid-servant{H519} thou shalt do{H6213} likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard{H7185} unto thee,{H5869} when thou lettest him go{H7971} free{H2670} from thee; for to the double{H4932} of the hire{H7939} of a hireling{H7916} hath he served{H5647} thee six{H8337} years:{H8141} and Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will bless{H1288} thee in all that thou doest.{H6213}
  • Job 24:10-11 : 10 [ So that] they go{H1980} about naked{H6174} without clothing,{H3830} And being hungry{H7457} they carry{H5375} the sheaves.{H6016} 11 They make oil{H6671} within{H996} the walls{H7791} of these men; They tread{H1869} [their] winepresses,{H3342} and suffer thirst.{H6770}
  • Job 31:13-15 : 13 If I have despised{H3988} the cause{H4941} of my man-servant{H5650} or of my maid-servant,{H519} When they contended{H7379} with me; 14 What then shall I do{H6213} when God{H410} riseth up?{H6965} And when he visiteth,{H6485} what shall I answer{H7725} him? 15 Did not he that made{H6213} me in the womb{H990} make{H6213} him? And did not one{H259} fashion{H3559} us in the womb?{H7358}