Deuteronomy 15:8

but thou shall surely open thy hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need which he wants.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother,

9Beware that there not be a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nothing, and he cry to LORD against thee, and it be

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Cross References

Matthew 5:42Give to him who asks thee, and turn thou not away from him who wants to borrow from thee.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 15:2-12

The Year of Release. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth 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. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land… Read the whole commentary →

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