Essential verses on payment of earned wages, as a topic of justice

I have seen a situation recently in which payment of wages was delayed long after the work was complete. Here are some Bible verses discussing the obligation to pay work-for-hire, and the injustice of improper delay. The worker is worthy of his hire / The worker deserves his wages. (Luke 10:7, 1 Timothy 5:18) When a worker works, the wages are not credited as a gift but as an obligation. (Romans…