Bible Verses About Master: Scriptures relating to masters of servants

And if a man smite his seruant, or his maide with a rod, and he die vnder his hande, he shalbe surely punished.

But if he continue a day, or two dayes, hee shall not be punished: for he is his money.

And if a man smite his seruant in the eie, or his maide in the eye, and hath perished it, hee shall let him goe free for his eye.

Also if he smite out his seruants tooth, or his maides tooth, he shall let him goe out free for his tooth.

Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.

Thou shalt not rule ouer him cruelly, but shalt feare thy God.

But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not doe any worke therein, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man seruant, nor thy mayd, nor thine oxe, nor thine asse, neither any of thy cattel, nor the stranger that is within thy gates: that thy man seruant and thy mayde may rest aswell as thou.

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?

Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.

He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from youth, at length he will be euen as his sone.

Wo vnto him that buildeth his house by vnrighteousnesse, and his chambers without equitie: he vseth his neighbour without wages, and giueth him not for his worke.

And I will come neere to you to iudgement, and I will be a swift witnesse against the southsayers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that wrongfully keepe backe the hirelings wages, and vexe the widowe, and the fatherlesse, and oppresse the stranger, and feare not me, sayth the Lord of hostes.

Nowe to him that worketh, the wages is not counted by fauour, but by dette:

And ye masters, doe the same things vnto them, putting away threatning: and know that euen your master also is in heauen, neither is there respect of person with him.

Ye masters, doe vnto your seruants, that which is iust, and equall, knowing that ye also haue a master in heauen.

For the Scripture sayeth, Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthie of his wages.

I beseeche thee for my sonne Onesimus, whome I haue begotten in my bondes,

Which in times past was to thee vnprofitable, but nowe profitable both to thee and to me,

Whome I haue sent againe: thou therefore receiue him, that is mine owne bowels,

Whom I woulde haue reteined with mee, that in thy steade he might haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospel.