Leviticus 19:13
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Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning.

shall not

Proverbs 20:10 Diverse weights and diverse measures, both are abominable before God.

Proverbs 22:22 Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:

Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the Lord: Execute judgment and justice, and deliver him that is oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor: and afflict not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, nor oppress them unjustly: and shed not innocent blood in this place.

Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery: they afflicted the needy and poor, and they oppressed the stranger by calumny without judgment.

Mark 10:19 Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother.

Luke 3:13 But he said to them: Do nothing more than that which is appointed you.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before and have testified.

the wages

Deuteronomy 24:14,15 Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates: . . .

Job 31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, and have afflicted the son of the tillers thereof:

Jeremiah 22:13 Woe to him that buildeth up his house by injustice, and his chambers not in judgment: that will oppress his friend without cause, and will not pay him his wages.

Malachi 3:5 And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.

James 5:4 Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Context
Love Your Neighbor
12Thou shalt not swear falsely by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I am the Lord. 13Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide with thee until the morning.14Thou shalt not speak evil of the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind: but thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, because I am the Lord.…
Cross References
Matthew 20:8
And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward: Call the labourers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to the first.

1 Timothy 5:18
For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

James 5:4
Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Exodus 20:15
Thou shalt not steal.

Exodus 22:7
If a man deliver money, or any vessel unto his friend to keep, and they be stolen away from him that received them: if the thief be found, he shall restore double:

Exodus 22:21
Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him: for yourselves also were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 24:14
Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the poor, whether he be thy brother, or a stranger that dwelleth with thee in the land, and is within thy gates:

Deuteronomy 24:15
But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin.

Job 17:5
He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.

Proverbs 3:28
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.

Jeremiah 22:13
Woe to him that buildeth up his house by injustice, and his chambers not in judgment: that will oppress his friend without cause, and will not pay him his wages.

Ezekiel 18:7
And hath not wronged any man: but hath restored the pledge to the debtor, hath taken nothing away by violence: hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment:

Ezekiel 22:12
They have taken gifts in thee to shed blood: thou hast taken usury and increase, and hast covetously oppressed thy neighbours: and thou hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.

Malachi 3:5
And I will come to you in judgment, and will be a speedy witness against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false swearers, and them that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widows, and the fatherless: and oppress the stranger, and have not feared me, saith the Lord of hosts.

Lexicon
You must not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

defraud
תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק (ṯa·‘ă·šōq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

your neighbor
רֵֽעֲךָ֖ (rê·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

or
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

rob him.
תִגְזֹ֑ל (ṯiḡ·zōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob

You
אִתְּךָ֖ (’it·tə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

must not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

withhold
תָלִ֞ין (ṯā·lîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

morning
בֹּֽקֶר׃ (bō·qer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1242: Dawn, morning

the wages
פְּעֻלַּ֥ת (pə·‘ul·laṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6468: A work, recompense

due a hired hand.
שָׂכִ֛יר (śā·ḵîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7916: A man at wages


Additional Translations
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.You shall not defraud your neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with you all night until the morning.

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.

Thou shalt not injure thy neighbour, neither do thou rob him, neither shall the wages of thy hireling remain with thee until the morning.

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.

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

Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbor, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

"'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.

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