Job 20:10
His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.
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- Job 20:18 : 18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
- Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing; 17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
- Ps 109:10 : 10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
- Prov 6:31 : 31 But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
- Prov 28:3 : 3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.
- Luke 19:8 : 8 And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.
- Exod 9:2 : 2 For if you will not let them go, but still keep them in your power,
- Exod 12:36 : 36 And the Lord had given the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians so that they gave them whatever was requested. So they took away all their goods from the Egyptians.
- Exod 22:1 : 1 If a man takes without right another man's ox or his sheep, and puts it to death or gets a price for it, he is to give five oxen for an ox, or four sheep for a sheep, in payment: the thief will have to make payment for what he has taken; if he has no money, he himself will have to be exchanged for money, so that payment may be made.
- Exod 22:3 : 3 But if it is after dawn, he will be responsible.
- 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
- Job 5:4 : 4 Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
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- Job 20:18-225 verses80%
18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.
19 Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;
20 There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.
21 He had never enough for his desire; for this cause his well-being will quickly come to an end.
22 Even when his wealth is great, he is full of care, for the hand of everyone who is in trouble is turned against him.
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11 His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.
- Ps 109:10-123 verses77%
10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
11 Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.
12 Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.
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9 The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.
- Prov 13:22-232 verses74%
22 The heritage of the good man is handed down to his children's children; and the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the upright man.
23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
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14 As he came from his mother at birth, so does he go again; he gets from his work no reward which he may take away in his hand.
- Job 14:21-222 verses74%
21 His sons come to honour, and he has no knowledge of it; they are made low, but he is not conscious of it.
22 Only his flesh still has pain, and his soul is sad.
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17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
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16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.
- Job 21:19-202 verses73%
19 You say, God keeps punishment stored up for his children. Let him send it on the man himself, so that he may have the punishment of it!
20 Let his eyes see his trouble, and let him be full of the wrath of the Ruler of all!
- Job 20:27-282 verses73%
27 The heavens make clear his sin, and the earth gives witness against him.
28 The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.
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9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
- Job 27:14-152 verses73%
14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.
15 When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.
- Job 33:25-262 verses73%
25 Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;
26 He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;
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41 Then he will go out from you, he and his children with him, and go back to his family and to the property of his fathers.
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8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
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27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.
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14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
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4 Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
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9 You have sent widows away without hearing their cause, and you have taken away the support of the child who has no father.
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29 He does not get wealth for himself, and is unable to keep what he has got; the heads of his grain are not bent down to the earth.
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26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
- Ps 112:9-102 verses71%
9 He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
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31 But if he is taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.
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19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
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6 Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers.
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10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
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14 With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.
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7 An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!
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24 Has not my hand been stretched out in help to the poor? have I not been a saviour to him in his trouble?
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13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
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17 Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.
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5 As for him who is false to his friend for a reward, light will be cut off from the eyes of his children.
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19 He has no offspring or family among his people, and in his living-place there is no one of his name.
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30 A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.
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31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.