13 " 'Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. " 'Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
13 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.
13 "You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning.
13 "Don't exploit your friend or rob him. "Don't hold back the wages of a hired hand overnight.
13 '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.
13 "Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. "Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:13
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There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.