Verse 14

Thou shalt not oppress{H6231}{(H8799)} an hired servant{H7916} that is poor{H6041} and needy{H34}, whether he be of thy brethren{H251}, or of thy strangers{H1616} that are in thy land{H776} within thy gates{H8179}:

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth{H6231}{(H8802)} the poor{H1800} reproacheth{H2778}{(H8765)} his Maker{H6213}{(H8802)}: but he that honoureth{H3513}{(H8764)} him hath mercy{H2603}{(H8802)} on the poor{H34}.
  • Amos 4:1 : 1 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this word{H1697}, ye kine{H6510} of Bashan{H1316}, that are in the mountain{H2022} of Samaria{H8111}, which oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the poor{H1800}, which crush{H7533}{(H8802)} the needy{H34}, which say{H559}{(H8802)} to their masters{H113}, Bring{H935}{(H8685)}, and let us drink{H8354}{(H8799)}.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126}{(H8804)} to you to judgment{H4941}; and I will be a swift{H4116}{(H8764)} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers{H3784}{(H8764)}, and against the adulterers{H5003}{(H8764)}, and against false{H8267} swearers{H7650}{(H8737)}, and against those that oppress{H6231}{(H8802)} the hireling{H7916} in his wages{H7939}, the widow{H490}, and the fatherless{H3490}, and that turn aside{H5186}{(H8688)} the stranger{H1616} from his right, and fear{H3372}{(H8804)} not me, saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}.
  • Luke 10:7 : 7 And{G1161} in{G1722} the same{G846} house{G3614} remain{G3306}{(G5720)}, eating{G2068}{(G5723)} and{G2532} drinking{G4095}{(G5723)} such things as{G3844} they{G846} give{G3844}: for{G1063} the labourer{G2040} is{G2076}{(G5748)} worthy{G514} of his{G846} hire{G3408}. Go{G3327}{(G5720)} not{G3361} from{G1537} house{G3614} to{G1519} house{G3614}.
  • Amos 8:4 : 4 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, O ye that swallow up{H7602}{(H8802)} the needy{H34}, even to make{H7673} the poor{H6041}{(H8675)}{H6035} of the land{H776} to fail{H7673}{(H8687)},
  • Prov 22:16 : 16 He that oppresseth{H6231}{(H8802)} the poor{H1800} to increase{H7235}{(H8687)} his riches, and he that giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} to the rich{H6223}, shall surely come to want{H4270}.
  • Ezek 22:7 : 7 In thee have they set light{H7043}{(H8689)} by father{H1} and mother{H517}: in the midst{H8432} of thee have they dealt{H6213}{(H8804)} by oppression{H6233} with the stranger{H1616}: in thee have they vexed{H3238}{(H8689)} the fatherless{H3490} and the widow{H490}.
  • Amos 2:7 : 7 That pant{H7602}{(H8802)} after the dust{H6083} of the earth{H776} on the head{H7218} of the poor{H1800}, and turn aside{H5186}{(H8686)} the way{H1870} of the meek{H6035}: and a man{H376} and his father{H1} will go{H3212}{(H8799)} in unto the same maid{H5291}, to profane{H2490}{(H8763)} my holy{H6944} name{H8034}:
  • Lev 25:35-43 : 35 And if thy brother{H251} be waxen poor{H4134}{(H8799)}, and fallen in decay{H4131}{(H8804)} with thee{H3027}; then thou shalt relieve{H2388}{(H8689)} him: yea, though he be a stranger{H1616}, or a sojourner{H8453}; that he may live{H2416} with thee. 36 Take{H3947}{(H8799)} thou no usury{H5392} of him, or increase{H8636}: but fear{H3372}{(H8804)} thy God{H430}; that thy brother{H251} may live{H2416} with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give{H5414}{(H8799)} him thy money{H3701} upon usury{H5392}, nor lend{H5414}{(H8799)} him thy victuals{H400} for increase{H4768}. 38 I am the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which brought you forth{H3318}{(H8689)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, to give{H5414}{(H8800)} you the land{H776} of Canaan{H3667}, and to be your God{H430}. 39 And if thy brother{H251} that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor{H4134}{(H8799)}, and be sold{H4376}{(H8738)} unto thee; thou shalt not compel{H5647}{(H8799)} him to serve{H5656} as a bondservant{H5650}: 40 But as an hired servant{H7916}, and as a sojourner{H8453}, he shall be with thee, and shall serve{H5647}{(H8799)} thee unto the year{H8141} of jubile{H3104}: 41 And then shall he depart{H3318}{(H8804)} from thee, both he and his children{H1121} with him, and shall return{H7725}{(H8804)} unto his own family{H4940}, and unto the possession{H272} of his fathers{H1} shall he return{H7725}{(H8799)}. 42 For they are my servants{H5650}, which I brought forth{H3318}{(H8689)} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}: they shall not be sold{H4376}{(H8735)} as{H4466} bondmen{H5650}. 43 Thou shalt not rule{H7287}{(H8799)} over him with rigour{H6531}; but shalt fear{H3372}{(H8804)} thy God{H430}.
  • Deut 15:12-18 : 12 And if thy brother{H251}, an Hebrew man{H5680}, or an Hebrew woman{H5680}, be sold{H4376}{(H8735)} unto thee, and serve{H5647}{(H8804)} thee six{H8337} years{H8141}; then in the seventh{H7637} year{H8141} thou shalt let him go{H7971}{(H8762)} free{H2670} from thee. 13 And when thou sendest{H7971}{(H8762)} him out free{H2670} from thee, thou shalt not let him go away{H7971}{(H8762)} empty{H7387}: 14 Thou shalt furnish{H6059}{(H8686)} him liberally{H6059}{(H8687)} out of thy flock{H6629}, and out of thy floor{H1637}, and out of thy winepress{H3342}: of that wherewith the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath blessed{H1288}{(H8765)} thee thou shalt give{H5414}{(H8799)} unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember{H2142}{(H8804)} that thou wast a bondman{H5650} in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, and the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} redeemed{H6299}{(H8799)} thee: therefore I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this thing{H1697} to day{H3117}. 16 And it shall be, if he say{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee, I will not go away{H3318}{(H8799)} from thee; because he loveth{H157}{(H8804)} thee and thine house{H1004}, because he is well{H2895}{(H8804)} with thee; 17 Then thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8804)} an aul{H4836}, and thrust{H5414}{(H8804)} it through his ear{H241} unto the door{H1817}, and he shall be thy servant{H5650} for ever{H5769}. And also unto thy maidservant{H519} thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)} likewise. 18 It shall not seem hard{H7185}{(H8799)} unto thee{H5869}, when thou sendest him away{H7971}{(H8763)} free{H2670} from thee; for he hath been worth{H7939} a double{H4932} hired servant{H7916} to thee, in serving{H5647}{(H8804)} thee six{H8337} years{H8141}: and the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall bless{H1288}{(H8765)} thee in all that thou doest{H6213}{(H8799)}.
  • Job 24:10-11 : 10 They cause him to go{H1980}{(H8765)} naked{H6174} without clothing{H3830}, and they take away{H5375}{(H8804)} the sheaf{H6016} from the hungry{H7457}; 11 Which make oil{H6671}{(H8686)} within{H996} their walls{H7791}, and tread{H1869}{(H8804)} their winepresses{H3342}, and suffer thirst{H6770}{(H8799)}.
  • Job 31:13-15 : 13 If I did despise{H3988}{(H8799)} the cause{H4941} of my manservant{H5650} or of my maidservant{H519}, when they contended{H7379} with me; 14 What then shall I do{H6213}{(H8799)} when God{H410} riseth up{H6965}{(H8799)}? and when he visiteth{H6485}{(H8799)}, what shall I answer{H7725}{(H8686)} him? 15 Did not he that made{H6213}{(H8802)} me in the womb{H990} make{H6213}{(H8804)} him? and did not one{H259} fashion{H3559}{(H8787)} us in the womb{H7358}?