Bible Dictionaries
Wages

　　Rate of (mention only in Matthew 20:2 ); to be punctually paid (Leviticus 19:13; Deuteronomy 24:14,15 ); judgements threatened against the withholding of (Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5; Compare James 5:4 ); paid in money (Matthew 20:1-14 ); to Jacob in kind (Genesis 29:15,20; 30:28; 31:7,8,41 ).