The one who despises his neighbour sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
Deuteronomy 15:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘There will be no poor among you, however, because the Lord is certain to bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance #– # Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But there will be no poor among you, for the Lord will surely bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess, American Standard Version (1901) Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it), Common English Bible Of course there won’t be any poor persons among you because the LORD will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, Catholic Public Domain Version And there shall not be anyone indigent or begging among you, so that the Lord your God may bless you in the land which he will deliver to you as a possession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there shall be no poor nor beggar among you: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in the land which he will give thee in possession. |
The one who despises his neighbour sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.
Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the resident foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your city gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
if only you obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow every one of these commands I am giving you today.
The Lord will make you prosper abundantly with offspring, the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you.
‘I commanded you at that time: The Lord your God has given you this land to possess. All your valiant men will cross over in battle formation ahead of your brothers the Israelites.
‘The Lord was angry with me on your account. He swore that I would not cross the Jordan and enter the good land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.