Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Deuteronomy 25:4 in English Standard Version "“You shall not muzzle an ox when it is treading out the grain." 1Co 9:9 For it is written in the Law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain.” Is it for oxen that God is concerned? 1Ti 5:18 For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, “The laborer deserves his wages.”