Bible Verses About Wages

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.

And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it.

What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.

Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.

And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.

And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the Lord: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the Lord, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.