Deuteronomy 15:8
Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.
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6For the LORD your God will bless you just as he has promised; you will lend to many nations but will not borrow from any, and you will rule over many nations but they will not rule over you.
7The 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.
- Deut 15:9-146 verses84%
9Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
11There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
12Release of Debt Slaves If your fellow Hebrew– whether male or female– is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you must let that servant go free.
13If you set them free, you must not send them away empty-handed.
14You must supply them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress– as the LORD your God has blessed you, you must give to them.
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12The LORD will open for you his good treasure house, the heavens, to give you rain for the land in its season and to bless all you do; you will lend to many nations but you will not borrow from any.
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25“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.
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17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
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35Debt and Slave Regulations“‘If your brother becomes impoverished and is indebted to you, you must support him; he must live with you like a foreign resident.
36Do not take interest or profit from him, but you must fear your God and your brother must live with you.
37You must not lend him your money at interest and you must not sell him food for profit.
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9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.
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29Then the Levites(because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work you do.
- Deut 23:19-202 verses74%
19Respect for Others’ Property You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.
20You may lend with interest to a foreigner, but not to your fellow Israelite; if you keep this command the LORD your God will bless you in all you undertake in the land you are about to enter to possess.
- Deut 15:1-44 verses74%
1Release for Debt Slaves At the end of every seven years you must declare a cancellation of debts.
2This is the nature of the cancellation: Every creditor must remit what he has loaned to another person; he must not force payment from his fellow Israelite, for it is to be recognized as“the LORD’s cancellation of debts.”
3You may exact payment from a foreigner, but whatever your fellow Israelite owes you, you must remit.
4However, there should not be any poor among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land that he is giving you as an inheritance,
- Deut 24:14-152 verses74%
14You must not oppress a lowly and poor servant, whether one from among your fellow Israelites or from the resident foreigners who are living in your land and villages.
15You must pay his wage that very day before the sun sets, for he is poor and his life depends on it. Otherwise he will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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10When you make any kind of loan to your neighbor, you may not go into his house to claim what he is offering as security.
11You must stand outside and the person to whom you are making the loan will bring out to you what he is offering as security.
12If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.
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27Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.
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16You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.
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27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
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16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.
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42Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you.
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8The LORD will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do– yes, he will bless you in the land he is giving you.
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7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,
8does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,
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17Every one of you must give as you are able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you.
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8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
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26All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.
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7You gave the weary no water to drink and from the hungry you withheld food.
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27As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.
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14At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,
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28You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.
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19Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the LORD your God may bless all the work you do.
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17Be careful not to say,“My own ability and skill have gotten me this wealth.”
18You must remember the LORD your God, for he is the one who gives ability to get wealth; if you do this he will confirm his covenant that he made by oath to your ancestors, even as he has to this day.
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21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
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6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
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11But in the seventh year you must let it lie fallow and leave it alone so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave any animal in the field may eat; you must do likewise with your vineyard and your olive grove.
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5It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
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7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!