How Do You Treat Your Employees Right
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Ephesians 6:9 (NKJV)Â “And you, masters, do the same things to them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master also is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.”
— This verse instructs employers to treat their employees fairly and without threats, recognizing that they, too, are accountable to God.
Colossians 4:1 (NKJV)Â “Masters, give your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.”
— This encourages employers to provide what is right and fair to their employees, mindful of their own accountability to God.
Leviticus 19:13 (NKJV)Â “You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.”
— This commandment emphasizes the importance of paying employees promptly and fairly.
Deuteronomy 24:14-15 (NKJV)Â “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. Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it become sin to you.”
— This passage instructs employers to pay their workers on time, especially those who are poor and depend on daily wages to meet their immediate needs.
James 5:4 (NKJV)Â “Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.”
— Here, the Bible condemns the exploitation of workers and the withholding of wages, highlighting that such injustices are known to God.
1 Timothy 5:18 (NKJV)Â “For the Scripture says, ‘You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain,’ and, ‘The laborer is worthy of his wages.'”
— This verse underscores the principle that workers deserve to be compensated for their labor.
Proverbs 22:16 (NKJV)Â “He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, And he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.”
— This wisdom speaks against exploiting workers (often the poor) for personal gain, warning of the negative consequences of such actions.
Jeremiah 22:13 (NKJV)Â “Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice, Who uses his neighborâs service without wages And gives him nothing for his work,”
— This prophetic warning condemns the practice of using labor without fair compensation, emphasizing justice in dealings.
Proverbs 29:21 (NKJV)Â “He who pampers his servant from childhood Will have him as a son in the end.”
— This proverb highlights the value of treating employees well from the beginning, suggesting that such treatment can lead to deep, familial-like bonds.
Malachi 3:5 (NKJV)Â “And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alienâBecause they do not fear Me,â Says the Lord of hosts.”
— Here, God declares His intention to judge those who exploit workers, indicating that fair treatment of employees is a matter of divine concern.
** Fair & Just
** Pay In Accordance / Pay Well
** Treat Them Well