Deuteronomy 24:14-22

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Deuteronomy 24:14-22

14Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
15You 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.
16Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.
17Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
19If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
20When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
22Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.
— Deuteronomy 24:14-22

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