Deuteronomy 24:13
Thou shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless thee. And it shall be righteousness to thee before LORD thy God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12And if he is a poor man, thou shall not sleep with his pledge.
Cross References
Exodus 22:25If thou lend money to any of my people with thee who is poor, thou shall not be to him as a creditor, neither shall ye lay upon him interest.
Deuteronomy 6:25And it shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before LORD our God as he has commanded us.
Deuteronomy 24:15Thou shall give him his hire in his day, neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it, lest he cry against thee to LORD, and it be sin to thee.
Job 29:11For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me.
Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Psalms 112:9He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:6-14
The Law of Divorce. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away… Read the whole commentary →