Job 31:16
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16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (A)fail,
Isaiah 38:14
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14 Like a crane or a swallow, so I chattered;
(A)I mourned like a dove;
My eyes fail from looking upward.
O [a]Lord, I am oppressed;
[b]Undertake for me!
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- Isaiah 38:14 So with Bg.; MT, DSS Lord
- Isaiah 38:14 Be my surety
Galatians 2:10
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10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, (A)the very thing which I also was eager to do.
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Acts 11:29
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29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send (A)relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
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Luke 16:21
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21 desiring to be fed with [a]the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
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- Luke 16:21 NU what fell
Lamentations 4:17
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17 Still (A)our eyes failed us,
Watching vainly for our help;
In our watching we watched
For a nation that could not save us.
Psalm 119:123
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123 My eyes fail from seeking Your salvation
And Your righteous word.
Psalm 119:82
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82 My eyes fail from searching Your word,
Saying, “When will You comfort me?”
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His [a]horn will be exalted with honor.
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- Psalm 112:9 Strength
Psalm 69:3
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Job 22:7-9
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7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (A)have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the [a]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the [b]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Job 20:19
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19 For he has [a]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
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- Job 20:19 crushed
Job 5:16
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16 (A)So the poor have hope,
And injustice shuts her mouth.
Deuteronomy 28:32
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32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to (A)another people, and your eyes shall look and (B)fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be [a]no strength in your (C)hand.
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- Deuteronomy 28:32 nothing you can do
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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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, 8 but (B)you shall [b]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs. 9 Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (C)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (D)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (E)it become sin among you. 10 You shall surely give to him, and (F)your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because (G)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.
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- Deuteronomy 15:7 towns
- Deuteronomy 15:8 freely open
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