Deuteronomy 24:15 “You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor an…”

Deuteronomy 24:15

You 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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

In his day you shall give him his wages, 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.

American Standard Version

in 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 Jehovah, and it be sin unto thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

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.

Darby Translation

on his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and his soul yearneth after it; lest he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be a sin in thee.

Young's Literal Translation

in his day thou dost give his hire, and the sun doth not go in upon it, for he [is] poor, and unto it he is lifting up his soul, and he doth not cry against thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee — sin.

Bible in Basic English

Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

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Cross references

“At his”

Leviticus 19:13 James 5:4 Jeremiah 22:13 Matthew 20:8 Mark 10:19 Proverbs 3:27

Leviticus 19:13 · BSB

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

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, 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.

Jeremiah 22:13 · BSB

“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,

Matthew 20:8 · BSB

When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’

Mark 10:19 · BSB

You 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.’ ”

Proverbs 3:27 · BSB

Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

“setteth his heart upon it”

Psalm 24:4 Psalm 25:1 Psalm 86:4

Psalm 24:4 · BSB

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

Psalm 25:1 · BSB

To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

Psalm 86:4 · BSB

Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

“lest he”

Deuteronomy 15:9 Job 35:9 Job 34:28 Job 31:38 Isaiah 5:7 Exodus 22:23

Deuteronomy 15:9 · BSB

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against…

Job 35:9 · BSB

Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.

Job 34:28 · BSB

They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

Job 31:38 · BSB

if my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together,

Isaiah 5:7 · BSB

For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard a cry of distress.

Exodus 22:23 · BSB

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.

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