Deuteronomy 15:11

New International Version

There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.

Cross References

Mark 14:7

The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me.

Matthew 26:11

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me.

John 12:8

You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

Deuteronomy 15:8

Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.

Proverbs 22:2

Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Acts 2:45

They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Deuteronomy 15:7

If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

Ezekiel 18:7

He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

Exodus 23:11

but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.