Deuteronomy 15:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, “Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back.” It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the LORD to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:15

Pay them their wages at the end of each day, because they live in poverty and need the money to survive. If you don't pay them on time, they will complain about you to the LORD, and he will punish you.

Matthew 20:15

Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Why should you be jealous, if I want to be generous?”

James 5:9

Don't grumble about each other or you will be judged, and the judge is just outside the door.

Jeremiah 17:10

But I know your deeds and your thoughts, and I will make sure you get what you deserve.

Exodus 22:23

If you do, they will beg for my help, and I will come to their rescue.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.

Matthew 15:19

Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others.

Proverbs 28:22

Don't be selfish and eager to get rich— you will end up worse off than you can imagine.

Proverbs 23:6

Don't accept an invitation to eat a selfish person's food, no matter how good it is.

Job 34:28

The persons they ill-treated had prayed for help, until God answered their prayers.

Exodus 3:7

The LORD said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt, and I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being ill-treated. I feel sorry for them,

1 Peter 4:9

Welcome people into your home and don't grumble about it.

James 4:17

If you don't do what you know is right, you have sinned.

James 4:5

Do you doubt the Scriptures that say, “God truly cares about the Spirit he has put in us”?

Proverbs 24:9

Everyone hates senseless fools who think up ways to sin.

Proverbs 21:13

If you won't help the poor, don't expect to be heard when you cry out for help.

Proverbs 4:23

Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

Psalm 9:12

You did not forget to punish the guilty or listen to the cries of those in need.

Deuteronomy 15:1

Every seven years you must announce, “The LORD says loans do not need to be paid back.” Then if you have loaned money to another Israelite, you can no longer ask for payment.

Psalm 12:5

But you, LORD, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are ill-treated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Psalm 101:3

I refuse to be corrupt or to take part in anything crooked,

Exodus 22:22

Do not ill-treat widows or orphans.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Moses told these priests and leaders: Each year the Israelites must come together to celebrate the Festival of Shelters at the place where the LORD chooses to be worshipped. You must read these laws and teachings to the people at the festival every seventh year, the year when loans do not need to be repaid.

Proverbs 14:21

It's wrong to hate others, but God blesses everyone who is kind to the poor.

Jeremiah 34:14

As part of this agreement, you must let a Hebrew slave go free after six years of service. Your ancestors did not obey me,