2 Samuel 12:3

American Standard Version (1901)

but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

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  • 2 Sam 11:3 : 3 And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
  • Prov 5:18-19 : 18 Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. 19 [ As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
  • Mic 7:5 : 5 Trust ye not in a neighbor; put ye not confidence in a friend; keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
  • Deut 13:6 : 6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

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  • 4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

  • 2 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

    2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;

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    19Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day:

    20and a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of sores,

    21and desiring to be fed with the [crumbs] that fell from the rich man's table; yea, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

    22And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

  • 4and if the household be too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

  • 6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

  • Job 31:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

    20If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

  • 23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

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    12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

    13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

    14And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

    15And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

    16And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

    17But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

  • 1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

  • 19Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants: there is no want of anything.

  • 16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • 16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

  • 17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

  • 17Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof

  • 21And if he be poor, and cannot get so much, then he shall take one he-lamb for a trespass-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part [of an ephah] of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil;

  • 3And he spake unto them this parable, saying,

  • 26The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field;

  • 26And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?

  • 23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.

  • 11And he said unto them, What man shall there be of you, that shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

  • 7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • 21So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.

  • 9There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

  • 3Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill the fatlings; but ye feed not the sheep.

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    30but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

    31And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

  • 7and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

  • 41Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock.

  • 43And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than all they that are casting into the treasury:

  • 9Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread.

  • 10His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.

  • 3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

  • 8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • 25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

  • 16neither hath wronged any, hath not taken aught to pledge, neither hath taken by robbery, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

  • 21And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep;

  • 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.