Deuteronomy 15:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ “Because the poor one does not cease from the land. Therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall certainly open your hand to your brother, to your poor and to your needy one, in your land.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hands to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Poor persons will never disappear from the earth. That’s why I’m giving you this command: you must open your hand generously to your fellow Israelites, to the needy among you, and to the poor who live with you in your land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ The poor will not be absent from the land of your habitation. For this reason, I instruct you to open your hand to your indigent and poor brother, who lives among you in the land.

Deuteronomy 15:11 Cross References

Exodus 23:11

but the seventh year you are to let it rest, and shall leave it, and the poor of your people shall eat. And what they leave, the beasts of the field eat. Do the same with your vineyard and your oliveyard.

Proverbs 19:17

He who shows favour to the poor lends to יהוה, And He repays his deed.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together – יהוה  is the Maker of them all.

Proverbs 31:20

She shall extend her hand to the poor, And she shall reach out her hands to the needy.

Ezekiel 18:7

if he does not oppress anyone, does return to the debtor his pledge, does not commit robbery, does give his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Matthew 26:11

“For you always have the poor with you, but Me you do not have always.

Matthew 5:42

“Give to him who asks of you, and from him who wishes to borrow from you, do not turn away.

Mark 14:7

“For you have the poor with you always, and you are able do good to them, whenever you wish. But you do not always have Me.

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and give in kindness. Make yourselves purses which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief does come near nor moth destroys.

John 12:8

“For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.”

Acts 2:45

and sold their possessions and property, and divided them among all, as anyone might have need.

Deuteronomy 15:7

“When there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, within any of the gates in your land which יהוה  your Elohim is giving you, do not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,

Deuteronomy 15:8

for you shall certainly open your hand to him and certainly lend him enough for his need, whatever he needs.