Deuteronomy 28:54
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54 The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.
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Matthew 20:15
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15 Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
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Deuteronomy 15:9
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9 Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
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Deuteronomy 13:6
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6 “Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.
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Luke 11:11-13
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11 “You fathers—if your children ask[a] for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? 12 Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! 13 So if you sinful people know how to give 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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- 11:11 Some manuscripts add for bread, do you give them a stone? Or [if they ask].
Matthew 7:9-11
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9 “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead? 10 Or if they ask for a fish, do you give them a snake? Of course not! 11 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.
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Micah 7:5
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5 Don’t trust anyone—
not your best friend or even your wife!
Isaiah 49:15
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15 “Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child?
Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?
But even if that were possible,
I would not forget you!
Proverbs 28:22
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22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 23:6
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6 Don’t eat with people who are stingy;
don’t desire their delicacies.
Psalm 103:13
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13 The Lord is like a father to his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
2 Samuel 12:3
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3 The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man’s own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.
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