Deuteronomy 24:15
in his day you shall give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor, and sets his heart on it: lest he cry against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you.
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Exodus 22:23If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand"; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to the Lord against you, and it be sin to you.
Job 31:38If my land cries out against me,and its furrows weep together;
Job 35:9"By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out.They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Psalms 25:1By David.ALEPHTo you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,when it is in the power of your 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 →