54 The [a]sensitive and very refined man among you (A)will[b] be hostile toward his brother, toward (B)the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind,

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  1. Deuteronomy 28:54 Lit. tender
  2. Deuteronomy 28:54 Lit. his eye shall be evil toward

54 Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,

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15 (A)Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or (B)is your eye evil because I am good?’

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15 Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’(A)

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Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (A)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (B)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (C)it become sin among you.

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Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,(A) is near,” so that you do not show ill will(B) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.(C)

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(A)“If your brother, the son of your mother, your son or your daughter, (B)the wife [a]of your bosom, or your friend (C)who is as your own soul, secretly entices you, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which you have not known, neither you nor your fathers,

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  1. Deuteronomy 13:6 Whom you cherish

If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices(A) you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods”(B) (gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

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11 (A)If a son asks for [a]bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give (B)good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

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  1. Luke 11:11 NU omits bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for

11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”

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  1. Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for

(A)Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If you then, (B)being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

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“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts(A) to those who ask him!

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(A)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (B)bosom.

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Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(A)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.

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15 “Can(A) a woman forget her nursing child,
[a]And not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Surely they may forget,
(B)Yet I will not forget you.

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  1. Isaiah 49:15 Lit. From having compassion

15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
    and have no compassion on the child(A) she has borne?
Though she may forget,
    I will not forget you!(B)

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22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that (A)poverty will come upon him.

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22 The stingy are eager to get rich
    and are unaware that poverty awaits them.(A)

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Do not eat the bread of (A)a[a] miser,
Nor desire his delicacies;

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  1. Proverbs 23:6 Lit. one who has an evil eye

Saying 9

Do not eat the food of a begrudging host,
    do not crave his delicacies;(A)

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13 (A)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

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13 As a father has compassion(A) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

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But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

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but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

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