Leviticus 19:13

Leviticus 19:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “ ‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.

Context of Leviticus 19:13

11“Never steal, lie, or deceive your neighbor. 12“Never swear by my name in order to deceive anyone. This dishonors the name of your God. I am the Lord. “Never oppress or rob your neighbor. Never keep the pay you owe a hired worker overnight. 14Never curse deaf people or put anything in the way of blind people to make them stumble. Instead, fear your God. I am the Lord. 15“Don’t be corrupt when administering justice. Never give special favors to poor people, and never show preference to important people. Judge your neighbor fairly.

Leviticus 19:13 word by word

לֹֽא־תַעֲשֹׁ֥ק אֶת־רֵֽעֲךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א תִגְזֹ֑ל לֹֽא־תָלִ֞ין פְּעֻלַּ֥ת שָׂכִ֛יר אִתְּךָ֖ עַד־בֹּֽקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not defraudעָשַׁק‛âshaq · to oppressH6231
• thy neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• neither robגָּזַלgâzal · to plunderH1497
• the wagesפְּעֻלָּהpe‛ûllâh · wagesH6468
• of him that is hiredשָׂכִירώâkîyr · hiredH7916
• shall not abideלוּןlûn lîyn · to lodgeH3885
• with thee all night until the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:13

• Proverbs 20:10A double standard of weights and measures— both are disgusting to the Lord.
• Proverbs 22:22Do not rob the poor because they are poor or trample on the rights of an oppressed person at the city gate,
• Jeremiah 22:3“This is what the Lord says: Judge fairly, and do what is right. Rescue those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Don’t mistreat foreigners, orphans, or widows, and don’t oppress them. Don’t kill innocent people in this place.
• Ezekiel 22:29The common people oppress and rob others. They do wrong to humble people and to poor people. They oppress foreigners for no reason.
• Mark 10:19You know the commandments: Never murder. Never commit adultery. Never steal. Never give false testimony. Never cheat. Honor your father and mother.”
• Luke 3:13He told them, “Don’t collect more money than you are ordered to collect.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:6No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.
• Deuteronomy 24:14Don’t withhold pay from hired workers who are poor and needy, whether they are Israelites or foreigners living in one of your cities.
• Job 31:39If I have eaten its produce without paying for it and made its owners breathe their last,
• Jeremiah 22:13“How horrible it will be for the person who builds his house dishonestly and his upper rooms through injustice. He makes his neighbors work for nothing and doesn’t pay them for their work.
• Malachi 3:5“I will come to judge you. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers, lying witnesses, and those who cheat workers out of their wages and oppress widows and orphans. I will also testify against those who deprive foreigners of their rights. None of them fear me,” says the Lord of Armies.
• James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The wages - shall not abide with thee all night - For this plain reason, it is the support of the man's life and family, and they need to expend it as fast as it is earned.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 Leviticus 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Leviticus 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion of might into right. In Leviticus 19:13 “defraud” should rather be, oppress.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Day laborers did not own land and were among the poorest in Israel. These workers relied on landowners for their income. A hired hand needed to receive his wages promptly to feed his family (Deuteronomy 24:15). This verse considers withholding their wages as cheating them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1611-16. Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others. In opposition to these bad habits, a spirit of humanity and brotherly kindness is strongly…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:13

• Dishonesty
• Employee
• Employer
• Justice
• Labor
• Master
• Neighbor
• Quotations and Allusions
• Robbery
• Servant
• Theft and Thieves
• Wages

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Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings