You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your sojourners who are in your land within your gates:

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Thou shalt not oppre an hired servant. —Thus Leviticus 19:13. “The wages of him that is hired shall not abide with th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

You shall not oppress a hired servant. This precept is similar to the previous one. Moses declares that whoever has hired a poor person fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

You shall not oppress an hired servant
That is hired by the day, as appears by (Deuteronomy 24:15) ; tho…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosit…

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