Genesis 14:24

except only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.

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In The King James Version

Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

In Context

23that I will not take a thread nor a shoe latchet nor anything that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

Romans 13:7Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.

1 Timothy 5:18For the scripture says thou shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing. And the workman is worthy of his wage.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:22-24

Abram's Disinterestedness. ( b. c. 1913.) 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord , the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went… Read the whole commentary →

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