Deuteronomy 24:15

But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

14Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates:

16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers, but every one shall die for his own sin.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:23If you hurt them they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

Deuteronomy 15:9Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.

Job 31:38If my land cry against me, and with it the furrows thereof mourn:

Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out : and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

Psalms 25:1Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.

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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