1 Timothy 5:18

American Standard Version (1901)

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his hire.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 25:4 : 4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain] .
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.
  • Matt 10:10 : 10 no wallet for [your] journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.
  • Lev 19:13 : 13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
  • Deut 24:14-15 : 14 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: 15 in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.
  • 1 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 8 Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same? 9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth, 10 or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.
  • 1 Cor 9:14 : 14 Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.
  • Rom 11:2 : 2 God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:
  • Jas 4:5 : 5 Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
  • Rom 4:3 : 3 For what saith the scripture? And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness.
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.
  • Rom 10:11 : 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be put to shame.
  • Gal 3:8 : 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all the nations be blessed.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 25:4
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    4Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the grain] .

  • 1 Tim 5:17
    82%

    17Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

  • 1 Cor 9:6-10
    5 verses
    80%

    6Or I only and Barnabas, have we not a right to forbear working?

    7What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? Or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

    8Do I speak these things after the manner of men? or saith not the law also the same?

    9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,

    10or saith he it assuredly for our sake? Yea, for our sake it was written: because he that ploweth ought to plow in hope, and he that thresheth, [to thresh] in hope of partaking.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    75%

    6The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

  • Jas 5:4
    74%

    4Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

  • 1 Pet 5:1-4
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    74%

    1The elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

    2Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to [the will of] God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

    3neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

    4And when the chief Shepherd shall be manifested, ye shall receive the crown of glory that fadeth not away.

  • Luke 10:7
    73%

    7And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

  • Matt 10:10
    73%

    10no wallet for [your] journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
    72%

    8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

  • 1 Tim 5:19
    72%

    19Against an elder receive not an accusation, except at [the mouth of] two or three witnesses.

  • 1 Cor 9:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13Know ye not that they that minister about sacred things eat [of] the things of the temple, [and] they that wait upon the altar have their portion with the altar?

    14Even so did the Lord ordain that they that proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel.

  • John 4:36-38
    3 verses
    72%

    36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

    37For herein is the saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

    38I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored: others have labored, and ye are entered into their labor.

  • 1 Thess 5:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

    13and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Deut 24:15
    71%

    15in his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    71%

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

  • 1 Tim 6:1
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    1Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.

  • Exod 21:36
    70%

    36Or if it be known that the ox was wont to gore in time past, and its owner hath not kept it in; he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead [beast] shall be his own.

  • Prov 11:18
    70%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • Gal 6:6
    69%

    6But let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

  • 1 Cor 9:18
    69%

    18What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, so as not to use to the full my right in the gospel.

  • 2 Thess 3:8
    69%

    8neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

  • Lev 19:13
    69%

    13Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

  • Ps 129:7
    69%

    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    69%

    6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • 2 Thess 3:12
    69%

    12Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
    69%

    15Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

  • Eph 6:8
    69%

    8knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

  • Matt 20:12
    68%

    12saying, These last have spent [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.

  • Gal 6:9
    68%

    9And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

  • Heb 6:10
    68%

    10for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

  • Matt 20:7
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    7They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard.

  • 1 Cor 15:58
    68%

    58Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

  • Deut 15:14
    68%

    14thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy threshing-floor, and out of thy winepress; as Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

  • Col 3:24
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    24knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance: ye serve the Lord Christ.

  • Matt 20:2
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    2And when he had agreed with the laborers for a shilling a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

  • Exod 34:21
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    21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6who will render to every man according to his works:

  • Exod 21:32
    68%

    32If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.