Genesis 14:24

I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten and the share of the men that went with me. Let Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre take their portion.”

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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, a sandal strap, or anything that is yours, so that you can never say, 'I have made Abram rich.'

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Cross References

Proverbs 3:27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, 1 when it is in your power to act. 1

Romans 13:7Pay to everyone what is owed to them. Tax to whom tax is due, toll to whom toll is due; fear to whom fear is due, honor to whom honor is due.

1 Timothy 5:18For the scripture says, “You shall not put a muzzle on an ox while it treads the grain” and “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”

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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