Deuteronomy 24:15
In the same 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 in thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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Exodus 22:23(22-22) If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry —
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand'; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin in thee.
Job 31:38If my land cry out against me, and the furrows thereof weep together;
Job 35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Psalms 25:1A Psalm of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 3:27Withhold not good from him 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 →