Leviticus 19:13

Don't cheat others or rob them. Don't refuse to pay wages due to workers until the morning.

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In The King James Version

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

In Context

12Don't swear oaths in my name that are not true, otherwise you defame the character of your God. I am the Lord.

14Don't speak badly about deaf people. Don't put objects in the way of blind people to trip them up. Instead show respect to your God. I am the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 22:8If the thief isn't caught the owner of the house must appear before the judges to find out whether he took his neighbor's property.

Exodus 22:15If the owner was present, no compensation is to be paid. If the animal was hired, only the hire charge needs to be paid.

Exodus 22:24I will become angry, and I will kill you with the sword. Your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.

Leviticus 25:14If you sell land to your neighbor, or buy land from him, don't exploit one another.

Deuteronomy 24:14Don't mistreat a paid servant who is poor and needy, whether he's an Israelite or a foreigner living in one of your towns.

Job 7:2Like some slave longing for a bit of shade, like a hired hand anxiously waiting for pay day,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 19:12-19

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord . 13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him : the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord . 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the… Read the whole commentary →

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