Deuteronomy 15:4

New International Reader's Version

There shouldn’t be any poor people among you. The Lord will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you. You will take it over as your own.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to hate your neighbor. But blessed is the person who is kind to those in need.

Proverbs 28:27

Those who give to poor people will have all they need. But those who close their eyes to the poor will receive many curses.

Deuteronomy 14:29

Then the Levites can come and eat. That’s because they won’t receive any part of the land as their share. The outsiders and widows who live in your towns can come. So can the children whose fathers have died. Everyone can have plenty to eat. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Deuteronomy 15:5

The Lord your God will bless you if you obey him completely. Be careful to follow all the commands I’m giving you today.

Deuteronomy 28:11

The Lord will give you more than you need. You will have many children. Your livestock will have many little ones. Your crops will do very well. All of that will happen in the land he promised to give you. He promised this to your people of long ago.

Deuteronomy 3:18

Here is the command I gave at that time to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh. I said, “The Lord your God has given you this land as your very own. But all your strong men must be prepared for battle. They must cross over ahead of the rest of the Israelites.

Deuteronomy 4:21

The Lord was angry with me because of what you did. He promised that he would never let me go across the Jordan River. He promised that I would never enter that good land. It’s the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own.