Deuteronomy 24:15

Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

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In The King James Version

At 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 the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

In Context

14Do not be hard on a servant who is poor and in need, if he is one of your countrymen or a man from another nation living with you in your land.

16Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:23If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

Deuteronomy 15:9And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

Job 31:38If my land has made an outcry against me, or the ploughed earth has been in sorrow;

Job 35:9Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

Psalms 25:1Of David. To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.

Proverbs 3:27Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:15-22

Justice and Generosity. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 Thou shalt not oppress a 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: 15 At 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 the Lord , and it be sin unto thee. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man… Read the whole commentary →

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