Deuteronomy 15:7
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Generosity to the Poor
7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the [a]gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,
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- Deuteronomy 15:7 towns
Deuteronomy 15:8
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8 but (A)you shall [a]open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.
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- Deuteronomy 15:8 freely open
Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the (A)commandment of His lips;
(B)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [a]necessary food.
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- Job 23:12 Lit. appointed portion
Job 23:13
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13 “But He is unique, and who can make Him change?
And whatever (A)His soul desires, that He does.
Proverbs 28:27
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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
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The Value of Diligence
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Matthew 10:42
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42 (A)And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”
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Matthew 25:40
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40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, (A)inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
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2 Corinthians 9:6-8
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The Cheerful Giver
6 (A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows [a]bountifully will also reap [b]bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, (B)not grudgingly or of [c]necessity; for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 (D)And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 compulsion
Hebrews 6:10
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10 For (A)God is not unjust to forget (B)your work and [a]labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have (C)ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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- Hebrews 6:10 NU omits labor of
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