Deuteronomy 15:8

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Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

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  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
  • Luke 6:34 : 34 If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 15:6-7
    2 verses
    87%

    6For the Lord your God will bless you as He promised you, and you will lend to many nations but will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

    7If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

  • Deut 15:9-14
    6 verses
    84%

    9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

    11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.

    12If your brother, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year, you must set them free.

    13And when you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed.

    14Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • Deut 28:12
    78%

    12The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

  • Exod 22:25
    76%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Lev 25:35-37
    3 verses
    75%

    35If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner or temporary resident, so they can live among you.

    36Do not take interest or profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

  • Prov 22:9
    75%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Deut 14:29
    74%

    29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance with you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Deut 23:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Do not bring the wages of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill any vow, for both are detestable to the LORD your God.

    20Do not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—whether on money, food, or anything that may earn interest.

  • Deut 15:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1At the end of seven years, you shall institute a release.

    2This is the manner of the release: Every creditor shall release what they have lent to their neighbor. They shall not demand payment from their neighbor or their relative, because the Lord’s release has been proclaimed.

    3You may demand payment from a foreigner, but you shall release whatever your brother owes you.

    4However, there should be no poor among you, for the Lord will certainly bless you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess.

  • Deut 24:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

    15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Deut 24:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10When you lend your neighbor anything, do not enter their house to take what is offered as a pledge.

    11You must wait outside while the person to whom you are lending brings the pledge out to you.

    12If the person is poor, do not keep their pledge overnight.

  • Prov 3:27
    73%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

  • Ps 145:16
    73%

    16You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

  • Prov 28:27
    73%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Matt 5:42
    72%

    42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

  • Deut 28:8
    72%

    8The LORD will command the blessing on your storehouses and on all you set your hand to do. He will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7He does not oppress anyone, but restores a pledge for a loan; he does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked.

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Deut 16:17
    72%

    17Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • Prov 28:8
    71%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Ps 37:26
    71%

    26All day long he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.

  • Job 22:7
    71%

    7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

  • Deut 14:27
    71%

    27And do not neglect the Levite living in your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you.

  • 2 Cor 8:14
    71%

    14At the present time, your abundance should meet their need, so that their abundance may in turn meet your need—so that there may be equality.

  • Ps 104:28
    71%

    28When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

  • Deut 24:19
    70%

    19When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Deut 8:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'

    18But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to gain wealth, so that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is today.

  • Ps 37:21
    70%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    70%

    6Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Exod 23:11
    70%

    11But during the seventh year, you are to let it rest and leave it unplowed, so that the poor among your people may eat, and whatever they leave, the wild animals may eat. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

  • Ps 112:5
    70%

    5Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • Isa 58:7
    70%

    7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood.