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Leviticus 19:13

You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

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ASV

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob him: the wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תַעֲשֹׁ֥קta.'a.Shokyou will oppressH6231 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רֵֽעֲךָ֖re.'a.Khaneighbor yourH7453 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תִגְזֹ֑לtig.Zolyou will rob [him]H1497 →
לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808 →
תָלִ֞יןta.Linit will remain overnightH3885 →
פְּעֻלַּ֥תpe.'u.Lat[the] wage[s] ofH6468 →
שָׂכִ֛ירsa.Khira hired laborerH7916 →
אִתְּךָ֖'i.te.Khawith youH854 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
בֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kermorningH1242 →

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Proverbs 3:28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.James 5:4Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.Deuteronomy 24:15You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.Exodus 20:15You shall not steal.Mark 12:31The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.1 Timothy 5:18For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”Leviticus 25:14If you make a sale to your neighbor or a purchase from him, you must not take advantage of each other.Deuteronomy 24:14–15Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.Job 7:2Like a slave he longs for shade; like a hireling he waits for his wages.Jeremiah 22:13“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,Proverbs 20:10Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.Exodus 22:15If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.Exodus 22:21You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.Jeremiah 22:3This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.Mark 10:19You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”Ezekiel 22:29The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.Genesis 31:12‘Look up,’ he said, ‘and see that all the males that are mating with the flock are streaked, spotted, or speckled; for I have seen all that Laban has done to you.

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Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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