Deuteronomy 24:15
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.
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Exodus 22:23If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked 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 unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Job 31:38If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Psalms 25:1Unto thee, O LORD, 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 thine 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 →