Leviticus 19:13 “You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold u…”

Leviticus 19:13

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. “‘The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.

Darby Translation

Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Young's Literal Translation

'Thou dost not oppress thy neighbour, nor take plunder; the wages of the hireling doth not remain with thee till morning.

Bible in Basic English

Do not be cruel to your neighbour or take what is his; do not keep back a servant's payment from him all night till the morning.

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Cross references

“shalt not”

Proverbs 20:10 Jeremiah 22:3 Ezekiel 22:29 Mark 10:19 Proverbs 22:22 Luke 3:13

Proverbs 20:10 · BSB

Differing weights and unequal measures — both are detestable to the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:3 · BSB

This 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…

Ezekiel 22:29 · BSB

The 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.

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 22:22 · BSB

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Luke 3:13 · BSB

“Collect no more than you are authorized,” he answered.

“the wages”

James 5:4 Malachi 3:5 Jeremiah 22:13 Job 31:39 Deuteronomy 24:14 Deuteronomy 24:15

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.

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“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…

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,

Job 31:39 · BSB

if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,

Deuteronomy 24:14 · BSB

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

Deuteronomy 24:15 · BSB

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.

Also

Exodus 22:21 Exodus 22:15 Exodus 22:24–27 Leviticus 6:3 Exodus 22:8–9 Exodus 22:13

Exodus 22:21 · BSB

You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt.

Exodus 22:15 · BSB

If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the fee covers the loss.

Exodus 22:24–27 · BSB

My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.

Leviticus 6:3 · BSB

or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—

Exodus 22:8–9 · BSB

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

Exodus 22:13 · BSB

If the animal was torn to pieces, he shall bring it as evidence; he need not make restitution for the torn carcass.

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

In context

12You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

14You must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.

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