Deuteronomy 15:7

New American Bible - revised edition

If one of your kindred is in need in any community in the land which the Lord, your God, is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor close your hand against your kin who is in need.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:1

Then there rose a great outcry of the people and their wives against certain of their Jewish kindred.

Exodus 22:25

If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you shall return it to him before sunset;

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever cares for the poor lends to the Lord, who will pay back the sum in full.

Proverbs 21:13

Those who shut their ears to the cry of the poor will themselves call out and not be answered.

Isaiah 58:10

If you lavish your food on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom shall become like midday;

Leviticus 25:35

When one of your kindred is reduced to poverty and becomes indebted to you, you shall support that person like a resident alien; let your kindred live with you.

Matthew 18:30

But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow. Love of Enemies.

Deuteronomy 15:11

The land will never lack for needy persons; that is why I command you: “Open your hand freely to your poor and to your needy kin in your land.” Hebrew Slaves.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful not to entertain the mean thought, “The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,” so that you would begrudge your kin who is in need and give nothing, and your kin would cry to the Lord against you and you would be held guilty.

Deuteronomy 24:14

You shall not exploit a poor and needy hired servant, whether one of your own kindred or one of the resident aliens who live in your land, within your gates.