Deuteronomy 15:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“Don’t ever refuse to help someone simply because the seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near. Don’t let an evil thought like that enter your mind. You must never have bad thoughts about someone who needs help. You must not refuse to help them. If you don’t help the poor, they might complain to the Lord, and he will judge you guilty of sin.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 24:15

Give him his pay every day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on the money. If you don’t pay him, he will complain against you to the Lord, and you will be guilty of sin.

Matthew 20:15

I can do what I want with my own money. Why would you be jealous because I am generous?’

James 5:9

Brothers and sisters, don’t complain against each other. If you don’t stop complaining, you will be judged guilty. And the Judge is ready to come!

Jeremiah 17:10

But I am the Lord, and I can look into a person’s heart. I can test a person’s mind and decide what each one should have. I can give each person the right payment for what they do.

Exodus 22:23

If you do anything wrong to these widows or orphans, I will know it. I will hear about their suffering.

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. They are crying out against you. They harvested your crops. Now the Lord All-Powerful has heard their cries.

Matthew 15:19

All these bad things begin in the mind: evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual sins, stealing, lying, and insulting people.

Proverbs 28:22

Selfish people only want to get rich. They do not realize that they are very close to being poor.

Proverbs 23:6

Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods.

Job 34:28

They hurt the poor and made them cry to God for help. And he hears their cry!

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.

1 Peter 4:9

Open your homes to each other and share your food without complaining.

James 4:17

If you fail to do what you know is right, you are sinning.

James 4:5

Do you think the Scriptures mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit God made to live in us wants us only for himself.”

Proverbs 24:9

Such foolish plans are wrong, and people have no respect for someone who laughs at what is right.

Proverbs 21:13

Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves.

Proverbs 4:23

Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life.

Psalm 9:12

He punishes murderers and remembers those who are in need. When suffering people cry for help, he does not ignore them.

Deuteronomy 15:1

“At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts.

Psalm 12:5

They took advantage of the poor and stole what little they had. But the Lord knows what they did, and he says, “I will rescue those who are poor and helpless, and I will punish those who hurt them.”

Psalm 101:3

I will not even look at anything shameful. I hate all wrongdoing. I want no part of it!

Exodus 22:22

“You must never do anything bad to women whose husbands are dead or to orphans.

Deuteronomy 31:10

Then Moses spoke to the leaders. He said, “At the end of every seven years, in the Year of Freedom, read these teachings at the Festival of Shelters.

Proverbs 14:21

It is wrong to say bad things about your neighbors. Be kind to the poor, and you will be blessed.

Jeremiah 34:14

I said to your ancestors, “At the end of every seven years, everyone must set their Hebrew slaves free. If you have fellow Hebrews who have sold themselves to you, you must let them go free after they have served you for six years.” But your ancestors did not listen to me or pay attention to me.