Bible Verses about “wages”

“For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

“¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].”

“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.”

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

“Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.”

“¶ Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.”

“And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right], and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.”

“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.”

“‹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.›”

“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.”

“¶ 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:”

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

“‹And when they came that› [were hired] ‹about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.›”

“‹But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?›”

“‹So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.›”

“‹But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny.›”

“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 kingdom of heaven is like unto a man› [that is] ‹an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.›”

“‹And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace,›”

“‹And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.›”

“‹Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise.›”

“‹And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle?›”

“‹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.›”

“‹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.›”

“‹And when they had received› [it], ‹they murmured against the goodman of the house,›”

“‹Saying, These last have wrought› [but] ‹one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.›”

“‹Take› [that] ‹thine› [is], ‹and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee.›”

“‹Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?›”

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