Deuteronomy 15:11
New American Standard Bible
11 (A)For the poor will not cease [a]to exist in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall fully open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’
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- Deuteronomy 15:11 Lit from the midst of
Deuteronomy 15:11
King James Version
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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Job 31:16-20
New American Standard Bible
16 “If I have kept (A)the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of (B)the widow to fail,
17 Or have (C)eaten my morsel alone,
And (D)the orphan has not [a]shared it
18 (But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father,
And from [b]my infancy I guided her),
19 If I have seen anyone perish (E)for lack of clothing,
Or that (F)the needy had no covering,
20 If his waist has not [c]thanked me,
And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
Job 31:16-20
King James Version
16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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Proverbs 22:9
New American Standard Bible
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- Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye
Proverbs 22:9
King James Version
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Romans 12:13
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)contributing to the needs of the [a]saints, [b](B)practicing hospitality.
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- Romans 12:13 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
- Romans 12:13 Lit pursuing
Romans 12:13
King James Version
13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
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Ephesians 4:28
New American Standard Bible
28 The one who steals must no longer steal; but rather (A)he must labor, (B)producing with his own hands what is good, (C)so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.
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Ephesians 4:28
King James Version
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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