Deuteronomy 25:4
You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
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- 1 Timothy 5:17–18 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:9–10 For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares, or does he say it assuredly for our sake? Yes, it was written for our sake, because he who plows ought to plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.
- Proverbs 12:10 A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.