Deuteronomy 24:14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deut. 24:14, 15. 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance. A servant, though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, must not be abused: ?For thou wast a bondman in the land where thou wast a stranger (Deut. 24:18), and thou knowest what a grievous thing it is to be oppressed by a task-master, and therefore, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shall not oppress an hired servant ,.... That is hired by the day, as appears by Deuteronomy 24:15 ; though the law may include such as are hired by the week, or month, or year; neither of whom are to be oppressed by any means, and chiefly by detaining their wages; so the Jerusalem Targum explains the phrase,"ye shall not detain by force the hire of the hired servant;'nor by fraud, as in James 5:4 , that is poor and needy ; and so cannot bear the lest oppression of this kind,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:14

Verse 14 14.Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant. This precept is akin to the foregoing. Moses pronounces that he who has hired a poor person for wages oppresses him unless he gives him immediate recompense for his labor; since the two admonitions, “thou shalt; not; oppress,” and “thou shalt give him his hire,” are to be read in connection with each other. Hence it follows, that if a hireling suffers from want because we do not pay him what he has earned, we are by our very delay alone... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-14

Various prohibitions. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-15

The treatment of the poor. The helplessness and dependence of the poor expose them to much harsh treatment. The poor man has, however, his Friend and Judge in God, whose Law here steps in for his protection. It ordains— I. THAT THE NECESSARIES OF LIFE ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM HIM . The millstone ( Deuteronomy 24:6 ). His raiment, which if taken in pledge is to be restored by nightfall ( Deuteronomy 24:12 , Deuteronomy 24:13 ). These are considerate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

Neighborly love and good will to be cultivated in detail. One golden thread runs through all the varied precepts of this chapter. They are most interesting illustrations, one and all, of the spirit of humanity and of far-reaching wisdom which pervades the Mosaic Law. The following heading include the gist of the several injunctions here given, and show also their relation to each other. 1. Man's "inhumanity to man" is sternly restrained. No Israelite, however poor, is to be kidnapped... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

Consideration for the poor and needy. After giving a cursory reference to leprosy as a Divine judgment to be divinely removed and ceremonially purged away ( Deuteronomy 24:8 , Deuteronomy 24:9 ), Moses enters in these verses into the consideration which should be shown to the poor and needy. The debtor is not to be pressed for his pledge, and, if raiment, it must be restored in time for him to sleep with due clothing. The hired servant, engaged for the day, is to get his pay punctually... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

The wage of the laborer was to be punctually paid, whether he were an Israelite or a foreigner (cf. Le Deuteronomy 19:13 ; the law there is repeated here, with a special reference to the distress which the withholding of the hire from a poor man even for a day might occasion). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

Omitted duty ripens into curse. Thoughtlessness is a flimsy excuse for neglected duty. It is a sin to be thoughtless. One talent is buried in the earth. In proportion to the mischief produced is the punishment thereof. I. WE HAVE HERE A CASE OF OBLIGATION FULLY MATURED . 1. The rich is debtor to the poor. Obligation between the several ranks of society is equal. The rich rely for many services upon the poor. The king depends upon the cook. The laborer gives his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

Deuteronomy 24:14-15. Not oppress a hired servant By detaining his wages from him when due, which is the meaning of oppression here, as appears from the next verse. At his day thou shalt give him his hire That is, at the time appointed, weekly or daily. He speaks of a hireling who was so poor as not to be able to provide himself and family with necessaries without his wages, and who therefore eagerly expected them as the support of their lives. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Deuteronomy 24:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:6-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Deuteronomy 24:14-15

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