Deuteronomy 15:7

New Century Version

If there are poor among you, in one of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be selfish or greedy toward them.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:1

The men and their wives complained loudly against their fellow Jews.

Esther 9:19

This is why the Jewish people who live in the country and small villages celebrate on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar. It is a day of joyful feasting and a day for exchanging gifts.

Esther 9:22

because that was when the Jewish people got rid of their enemies. They were also to celebrate it as the month their sadness was turned to joy and their crying for the dead was turned into celebration. He told them to celebrate those days as days of joyful feasting and as a time for giving food to each other and presents to the poor.

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to one of my people who is poor, do not treat him as a moneylender would. Charge him nothing for using your money.

Proverbs 19:17

Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord; he will reward you for what you have done.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever ignores the poor when they cry for help will also cry for help and not be answered.

Isaiah 58:10

if you feed those who are hungry and take care of the needs of those who are troubled, then your light will shine in the darkness, and you will be bright like sunshine at noon.

Leviticus 25:35

“ ‘If anyone from your country becomes too poor to support himself, help him to live among you as you would a stranger or foreigner.

Matthew 18:30

“But the first servant refused to be patient. He threw the other servant into prison until he could pay everything he owed.

Matthew 5:42

If a person asks you for something, give it to him. Don’t refuse to give to someone who wants to borrow from you.

Deuteronomy 15:11

There will always be poor people in the land, so I command you to give freely to your neighbors and to the poor and needy in your land.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Beware of evil thoughts. Don’t think, “The seventh year is near, the year to cancel what people owe.” You might be mean to the needy and not give them anything. Then they will complain to the Lord about you, and he will find you guilty of sin.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Don’t cheat hired servants who are poor and needy, whether they are fellow Israelites or foreigners living in one of your towns.