Deuteronomy 15:7
New King James Version
Generosity to the Poor
7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the [a]gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,
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- Deuteronomy 15:7 towns
Deuteronomy 15:7
New International Version
7 If anyone is poor(A) among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted(B) toward them.
Deuteronomy 15:11
New King James Version
11 For (A)the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall [a]open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.’
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- Deuteronomy 15:11 freely open
Deuteronomy 15:11
New International Version
11 There will always be poor people(A) in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.(B)
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