17 One who (A)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his [a](B)good deed.

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  1. Proverbs 19:17 Or benefits

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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The (A)righteous [a]is concerned for the rights of the poor;
The wicked does not understand such [b]concern.

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  1. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knows the cause
  2. Proverbs 29:7 Lit knowledge

The righteous care about justice for the poor,(A)
    but the wicked have no such concern.

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11 And he would answer and say to them, “The one who has two [a]tunics is to (A)share with the one who has none; and the one who has food is to do likewise.”

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  1. Luke 3:11 A long shirt worn next to the skin

11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”(A)

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15 (A)If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “(B)Go in peace, [a]be warmed and be filled,” yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that?

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  1. James 2:16 Or warm yourselves and fill yourselves

15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(A) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(B)

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17 But (A)whoever has worldly goods and sees his brother or sister in need, and (B)closes his [a]heart [b]against him, (C)how does the love of God remain in him?

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  1. 1 John 3:17 Lit inward parts
  2. 1 John 3:17 Lit from

17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B)

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