Deuteronomy 15:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    If 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.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    If 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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If there be with thee a poor man,{H34} one{H259} of thy brethren,{H251} within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} in thy land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee, thou shalt not harden{H553} thy heart,{H3824} nor shut{H7092} thy hand{H3027} from thy poor{H34} brother;{H251}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    If there be among you a poor man{H34} of one{H259} of thy brethren{H251} within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} in thy land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, thou shalt not harden{H553}{(H8762)} thine heart{H3824}, nor shut{H7092}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} from thy poor{H34} brother{H251}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    When one of thi brethern amonge you is waxed poore in any of thi cities within thi lode which the Lorde thi God geueth the, se that thou harden not thine hert nor shetto thyne hande from thi poore brother:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan one of thy brethre is waxed poore in eny cite within thy londe, which ye LORDE yi God shal geue ye, thou shalt not harden thine hert, ner withdrawe thine hande from thy poore brother:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If one of thy brethren with thee be poore within any of thy gates in thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If one of thy brethren among you be poore within any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth thee: thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut to thine hande from thy poore brother:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    If 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 harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If there be with you a poor man, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 15:9 : 9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
  • 1 John 3:16-17 : 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
  • Matt 18:30 : 30 And he would not, but went and threw him into prison till he should pay the debt.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Deut 15:8-14
    7 verses
    87%

    8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants.

    9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.

    10 You 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 shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.

    11 For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

    12 And if your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you.

    13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him go away empty.

    14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress: of that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

  • Lev 25:35-37
    3 verses
    81%

    35 And if your brother becomes poor, and falls into decay with you; then you shall relieve him: yes, though he is a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you.

    36 Take no usury from him, or increase; but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.

    37 You shall not give him your money upon usury, nor lend him your food for increase.

  • Deut 24:14-15
    2 verses
    80%

    14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of the strangers that are in your land within your gates:

    15 You shall give him his wages on the same day, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and sets his heart upon it: lest he cry against you to the LORD, and it be sin to you.

  • Deut 15:2-5
    4 verses
    79%

    2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor who lends anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it from his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the LORD'S release.

    3 Of a foreigner, you may require it again, but what is yours with your brother your hand shall release;

    4 Except when there are no poor among you; for the LORD will greatly bless you in the land the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess it.

    5 Only if you carefully listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command you this day.

  • Exod 22:25
    77%

    25 If you lend money to any of my people who are poor among you, you shall not be like a moneylender to him; you shall not charge him interest.

  • Deut 14:29
    77%

    29 And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

  • Zech 7:10
    77%

    10 And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you plot evil against his brother in your heart.

  • Lev 25:47
    75%

    47 And if a sojourner or stranger becomes rich by you, and your brother that dwells by him becomes poor, and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner by you, or to the stock of the stranger's family:

  • Deut 23:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 You shall not lend with interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent with interest:

    20 To a stranger you may lend with interest; but to your brother you shall not lend with interest, that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are going to possess.

  • Deut 14:27
    75%

    27 And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Lev 25:39
    74%

    39 And if your brother who dwells by you becomes poor, and is sold to you; you shall not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

  • Prov 28:27
    74%

    27 He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Prov 19:17
    74%

    17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.

  • Deut 24:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10 When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

    11 You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring out the pledge to you.

    12 And if the man is poor, you shall not sleep with his pledge:

  • Prov 22:9
    73%

    9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Deut 24:19
    73%

    19 When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

    6 You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his dispute.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble.

  • Isa 58:7
    73%

    7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh?

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 22:22
    72%

    22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;

  • Job 22:7
    72%

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

  • 1 John 3:17
    72%

    17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

  • Prov 14:31
    72%

    31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the poor.

  • Jer 7:6
    72%

    6 If you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, nor walk after other gods to your harm;

  • Deut 28:12
    72%

    12 The LORD shall open unto you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand: and you shall lend unto many nations, and you shall not borrow.

  • Lev 19:10
    72%

    10 And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 25:25
    72%

    25 If your brother becomes poor, and has sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin comes to redeem it, then shall he redeem what his brother sold.

  • Lev 25:14
    72%

    14 And if you sell anything to your neighbor, or buy anything of your neighbor's hand, you shall not oppress one another:

  • Exod 23:11
    72%

    11 but in the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove.

  • Lev 19:15
    72%

    15 You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

  • Prov 3:27
    71%

    27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

  • Prov 21:13
    71%

    13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Exod 23:3
    71%

    3 Nor shall you show favoritism to a poor man in his dispute.

  • Lev 23:22
    71%

    22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any of the gleaning of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger; I am the LORD your God.