Deuteronomy 15:8

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

But thou shalt open thine hand wi unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:42 : 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
  • Luke 6:34 : 34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 15:6-7
    2 verses
    87%

    6For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

    7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harn thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

  • Deut 15:9-14
    6 verses
    84%

    9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

    10Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

    11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wi unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

    12And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

    13And when thou senst him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:

    14Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

  • Deut 28:12
    78%

    12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

  • Exod 22:25
    76%

    25If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

  • Prov 19:17
    76%

    17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  • Lev 25:35-37
    3 verses
    75%

    35And if thy brother be waxen poor, and faln in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

    36Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

    37Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor nd him thy victuals for increase.

  • Prov 22:9
    75%

    9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • Deut 14:29
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    29And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

  • Deut 23:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

    20Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

  • Deut 15:1-4
    4 verses
    74%

    1At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.

    2And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lenth ought unto his neighbour shall release it; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.

    3Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

    4Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

  • Deut 24:14-15
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    74%

    14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

    15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

  • Deut 24:10-12
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    74%

    10When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

    11Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

    12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

  • Prov 3:27
    73%

    27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

  • Ps 145:16
    73%

    16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

  • Prov 28:27
    73%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16He that opesseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Matt 5:42
    72%

    42Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

  • Deut 28:8
    72%

    8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

    8He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

  • Deut 16:17
    72%

    17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

  • Prov 28:8
    71%

    8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  • Ps 37:26
    71%

    26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

  • Job 22:7
    71%

    7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

  • Deut 14:27
    71%

    27And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

  • 2 Cor 8:14
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    14But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

  • Ps 104:28
    71%

    28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

  • Deut 24:19
    70%

    19When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

  • Deut 8:17-18
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    17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

    18But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • Ps 37:21
    70%

    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Exod 23:11
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    11But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

  • Isa 58:7
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    7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?