He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But there will be no poor among you (for the Lord will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess), More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But there will be no poor among you, for the Lord will surely bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess, American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it), Common English Bible Of course there won’t be any poor persons among you because the LORD will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, Catholic Public Domain Version And there shall not be anyone indigent or begging among you, so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there shall be no poor nor beggar among you: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land which he will give thee in possession. |
He who despises his neighbor is a sinner, but happy is he who is kind to the poor.
He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
and the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled; that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
if only you will obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all this commandment which I command you this day.
And the Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, within the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
“And I commanded you at that time, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess; all your men of valor shall pass over armed before your brethren the people of Israel.
Furthermore the Lord was angry with me on your account, and he swore that I should not cross the Jordan, and that I should not enter the good land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance.