Deuteronomy 15:11

For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land—for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt open, thy hand unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

In Context

10Thou shalt, give, unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil when thou givest unto him,—for on account of this very thing, will Yahweh thy God bless thee, in all that thou doest and in all whereunto thou puttest thy hand.

12When thy brother a Hebrew man (or a Hebrew woman) selleth himself unto thee, then shall he serve thee six years,—and in the seventh year, shalt thou let him go out free from thee;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:11but the seventh year, shalt thou let it rest and be still so shall the needy of thy people eat, and what they leave, shall the wild-beast of the field eat,—in like manner, shalt thou deal with thy vineyard with thine oliveyard.

Proverbs 19:17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

Matthew 5:42To him who is asking thee, give; and, him who is desiring from thee to borrow, do not thou turn away.

Mark 14:7For, always, have ye, the destitute, with you, and whensoever ye please, ye can, unto them, [at any time] do well! But, me, not, always, have ye.

John 12:8For, the destitute, always, have ye with you, whereas, me, not always, have ye.

Acts 4:32And, the throng of them that believed, had one heart and soul, and not so much as one was saying that, aught of his goods, was, his own, but they had all things common.

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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