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Exodus 21:5
But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’

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Exodus 21:6
then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.

Deuteronomy 15:16
It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you,

Deuteronomy 15:17
then you shall take an awl, and thrust it through his ear to the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also to your female servant you shall do likewise.

Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering you didn’t desire. You have opened my ears. You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.

Leviticus 25:39
“ ‘If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you, you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

Leviticus 25:40
As a hired servant, and as a temporary resident, he shall be with you; he shall serve with you until the Year of Jubilee.

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Psalms 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to Yahweh, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Proverbs 17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.

Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

Matthew 24:45
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

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