Deuteronomy 24:13
Thou shalt punctually deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may lie under his own cover, and bless thee; and unto thee shall it be as righteousness before the Lord thy God.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
12And if he be a poor man, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge:
Cross References
Exodus 22:25(22:24) If thou lend money to my people, to the poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a lender of money; thou shalt not lay upon him usury.
Deuteronomy 6:25And it shall be accounted righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
Deuteronomy 24:15On the same day shalt thou give him his wages, that the sun may not go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul longeth for it; so that he may not cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin in thee.
Job 29:11For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for me;
Job 31:16If ever I denied the wish of the indigent, or ever allowed the eyes of the widow to fall [in vain hopes];
Psalms 112:9He distributeth, he giveth to the needy: his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted in honor.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:6-14
The Law of Divorce. ( b. c. 1451.) 5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away… Read the whole commentary →