Deuteronomy 24:15
on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee.
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Exodus 22:23If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
Job 31:38If my land cry out against me, and its furrows weep together;
Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:
Psalms 25:1{[A Psalm] of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy 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 →