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the laborer is worthy of his hire

the laborer is worthy of his hire proverb: people deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.

Proverb

the laborer is worthy of his hire

  1. People deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.
    • “Come on then, you’ve done enough gardening for to-day. ‘The labourer is worthy of his hire’, you know. Come and be refreshed.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 9

Forms of the laborer is worthy of his hire

alternative formthe labourer is worthy of his hire

Origin of the laborer is worthy of his hire

Biblical.

Questions about the laborer is worthy of his hire

What does the laborer is worthy of his hire mean?
The laborer is worthy of his hire means people deserve to be rewarded for their efforts.
What part of speech is the laborer is worthy of his hire?
The laborer is worthy of his hire is a proverb.

Words near the laborer is worthy of his hire in the dictionary

  1. the jury is still out
  2. the king is dead, long live the king
  3. The Kingfish
  4. The Klondike
  5. the knives are out
  6. the laborer is worthy of his hire
  7. the labourer is worthy of his hire
  8. the lady doth protest too much
  9. the lady doth protest too much, methinks
  10. The Lagoon
  11. the last day

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