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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.
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Justice in All Dealings
Commentators explain that this verse prohibits two distinct forms of injustice: overt robbery by force and more subtle oppression or fraud. Albert Barnes contrasts this verse, which deals with violence and power, with the previous verse's focus on deceit. This calls believers to be scrupulously honest and fair in all their economic dealings, both public and private.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Leviticus 19:11) forbids injuries perpetrated by deceit; (Leviticus 19:13), those perpetrated by violence or power, the co…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt not defraud. —Here oppression by fraud and oppression by violence are forbidden. It is probably in allusion to this pas…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not defraud your neighbour, neither rob [him] Not defraud him secretly, nor rob him openly and by force, a…
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