Bible Verses About Employer

Thou shalt not oppresse an hyred seruant that is needie and poore, neyther of thy brethren, nor of the stranger that is in thy land within thy gates.

Thou shalt giue him his hire for his day, neither shall the sunne goe downe vpon it: for he is poore, and therewith susteineth his life: lest he crye against thee vnto the Lord, and it be sinne vnto thee.

If I did contemne the iudgement of my seruant, and of my mayde, when they did contend with me,

What then shall I do when God standeth vp? and when he shall visit me, what shall I answere?

He that hath made me in the wombe, hath he not made him? hath not he alone facioned vs in the wombe?

For the kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine, housholder, which went out at the dawning of the day to hire labourers into his vineyarde.

And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, and sent them into his vineyard.

And he went out about the third houre, and sawe other standing idle in the market place,

And sayd vnto them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, I will giue you: and they went their way.

Againe he went out about the sixt and ninth houre, and did likewise.

And he went about the eleuenth houre, and found other standing idle, and sayd vnto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?

They sayd vnto him, Because no man hath hired vs. He sayd to them, Goe ye also into my vineyard, and whatsoeuer is right, that shall ye receiue.

And when euen was come, the master of the vineyard sayd vnto his steward, Call the labourers, and giue them their hire, beginning at the last, till thou come to the first.

And they which were hired about ye eleuenth houre, came and receiued euery man a penie.

Nowe when the first came, they supposed that they should receiue more, but they likewise receiued euery man a penie.

And when they had receiued it, they murmured against the master of the house,

Saying, These last haue wrought but one houre, and thou hast made them equall vnto vs, which haue borne the burden and heate of the day.

And hee answered one of them, saying, Friend, I doe thee no wrong: didst thou not agree with me for a penie?

Take that which is thine owne, and go thy way: I will giue vnto this last, as much as to thee.

Is it not lawfull for me to do as I will with mine owne? Is thine eye euil, because I am good?

It may be that he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receiue him for euer,

Not now as a seruant, but aboue a seruant, euen as a brother beloued, specially to me: howe much more then vnto thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord?

Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes.

Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and in wantonnes. Ye haue nourished your heartes, as in a day of slaughter.