Job 31:16
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16 “Have I refused to help the poor,
or crushed the hopes of widows?
Isaiah 38:14
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14 Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,
and then I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.
I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”
Galatians 2:10
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10 Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.
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Acts 11:29
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29 So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters[a] in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.
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- 11:29 Greek the brothers.
Luke 16:21
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21 As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.
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Lamentations 4:17
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17 We looked in vain for our allies
to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
that could not help us.
Psalm 119:123
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123 My eyes strain to see your rescue,
to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.
Psalm 119:82
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82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
When will you comfort me?
Psalm 112:9
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9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
They will have influence and honor.
Psalm 69:3
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3 I am exhausted from crying for help;
my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
waiting for my God to help me.
Job 22:7-9
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7 You must have refused water for the thirsty
and food for the hungry.
8 You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
and only the privileged have a right to it!
9 You must have sent widows away empty-handed
and crushed the hopes of orphans.
Job 20:19
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19 For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.
They foreclosed on their homes.
Job 5:16
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16 And so at last the poor have hope,
and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.
Deuteronomy 28:32
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32 You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-10
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7 “But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. 8 Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need. 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. 10 Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
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