Deuteronomy 24:15 (WEB)
In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.
Catechism · 3
Sin
“The catechetical tradition also recalls that there are "sins that cry to heaven": the blood of Abel, The sin of the Sodomites, The cry of the people oppressed in Egypt, The cry of the foreigner, the widow, and the orphan, injustice to the wage earner.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 24:14-15; Jas 5:4.
The Seventh Commandment
“…retention of goods lent or of objects lost; business fraud; paying unjust wages; forcing up prices by taking advantage of the ignorance or hardship of another.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Deut 25:13-16; 24:14-15; Jas 5:4; Am 8:4-6.
“To refuse or withhold it can be a grave injustice.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lev 19:13; Deut 24:14-15; Jas 5:4
Cross-references · 19
Cited together in Catechism §2409.
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Cited together in Catechism §1867 and 2 other places.
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Cited together in Catechism §2434.