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Tobit 12:8-9
Common English Bible
Tobit 12:8-9
Common English Bible
8 Prayer with fasting[a] is good, and so is giving to the poor with righteousness. The possession of a little with righteousness is better than much with injustice.[b] Giving to the poor is better than storing up gold. 9 Giving to the poor saves from death, and it washes away every sin. Those who give to the poor will feel satisfied with life,
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- Tobit 12:8 OL, LXX1; LXX2 sincerity
- Tobit 12:8 LXX1; LXX2 and giving to the poor with righteousness is better than the possession of much with injustice.
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