Generosity to the Poor

“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,

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  1. Deuteronomy 15:7 towns

but (A)you shall [a]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.

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  1. Deuteronomy 15:8 freely open

27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners

26 He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous (A)gives and does not spare.

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42 Give to him who asks you, and (A)from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

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