14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

Other Translations of Deuteronomy 24:14

King James Version

14 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:

English Standard Version

14 "You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your brothers or one of the sojourners who are in your land within your towns.

The Message

14 Don't abuse a laborer who is destitute and needy, whether he is a fellow Israelite living in your land and in your city.

New King James Version

14 "You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.

New Living Translation

14 "Never take advantage of poor and destitute laborers, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14

Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14-22

(Read Deuteronomy 24:14-22)

It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.