Proverbs 12:10 teaches that the righteous care for their animals — echoing the humane principle behind not muzzling the ox.

1 Corinthians 9:9 directly quotes Deuteronomy 25:4 about not muzzling the ox, applying it to ministers' right to payment.

1 Corinthians 9:10 interprets the ox law as written for our sake — a typological application that workers deserve their wages.

1 Timothy 5:17 calls for honoring elders — the same principle from Deuteronomy 25:4 applied to those who labor in teaching (as Paul explains in 1 Cor 9 and 1 Tim 5:18).

1 Timothy 5:18 directly quotes this verse to support paying ministers, showing the principle applies to human laborers.