Matthew 5:42
And the one asking you to give and the one wishing to borrow from you, from these do not turn away.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
In Context
41And whoever will force you to go one mile, go with him two.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy she'arim in thy land which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine lev, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Psalms 37:21The rasha borroweth, and repayeth not; 1 but the tzaddik showeth chonen (generosity), and giveth. 1
Psalms 112:5A tov ish is generous, and lendeth; 1 he will guide his affairs with mishpat. 1
Proverbs 11:24There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth more; 1 and there is that which withholdeth more than is yosher, but it leadeth to machsor (want, need, poverty). 1
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy lechem upon the waters, 1 for thou shalt find it after many yamim. 1
Isaiah 58:6Is not this the tzom that I have chosen? 1 To loose the chartzubbot resha (chains of wickedness, injustice), 1 to undo the aguddot motah (bindings of the yoke bar), 1 and to let the retzutzim (oppressed ones) go as chafeshim (free ones), 1 and that ye break kol motah (every yoke of oppression)? 1
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:39-43
The Sermon on the Mount. 38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. In these verses the law… Read the whole commentary →