Deuteronomy 24:15
Thou shalt giue him his hire for his day, neither shall the sunne goe downe vpon it: for he is poore, and therewith susteineth his life: lest he crye against thee vnto the Lord, and it be sinne vnto thee.
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Exodus 22:23If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lord against thee, so that sinne be in thee:
Job 31:38If my lande cry against me, or the furrowes thereof complayne together,
Job 35:9They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.
Psalms 25:1A Psalme of David. Unto thee, O Lord, lift I vp my soule.
Proverbs 3:27Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe 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 →