Deuteronomy 15:8

God's Word

Be generous to these poor people, and freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hard-hearted and tight-fisted with them.

Cross References

Psalm 37:26

He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deed.

Leviticus 25:35

“If an Israelite becomes poor and cannot support himself, help him. He must live with you as a stranger without a permanent home.

Matthew 5:42

Give to everyone who asks you for something. Don’t turn anyone away who wants to borrow something from you.

Luke 6:34

If you lend anything to those from whom you expect to get something back, do you deserve any thanks for that? Sinners also lend to sinners to get back what they lend.

Galatians 2:10

The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the poor, the very thing which I was eager to do.