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Exodus 23:6
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Exodus 23:6
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.
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Exodus 23:6
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Exodus 23:6
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6 “Do not deny justice(A) to your poor people in their lawsuits.
Exodus 23:6
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Exodus 23:6
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6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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Lending to the Poor
35 ‘If one of your brethren becomes poor, and [a]falls into poverty among you, then you shall (A)help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you. 36 (B)Take no usury or interest from him; but (C)fear your God, that your brother may live with you. 37 You shall not lend him your money for usury, nor lend him your food at a profit.
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- Leviticus 25:35 Lit. his hand fails
Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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35 “‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor(A) and are unable to support themselves among you, help them(B) as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. 36 Do not take interest(C) or any profit from them, but fear your God,(D) so that they may continue to live among you. 37 You must not lend them money at interest(E) or sell them food at a profit.
Leviticus 25:35-37
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Leviticus 25:35-37
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35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.
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Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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12 And if the man is poor, you shall not [a]keep his pledge overnight. 13 (A)You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and (B)bless you; and (C)it shall be righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
14 “You shall not (D)oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates.
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- Deuteronomy 24:12 Lit. sleep with his pledge
Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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12 If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge(A) in your possession. 13 Return their cloak by sunset(B) so that your neighbor may sleep in it.(C) Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.(D)
14 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.(E)
Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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Deuteronomy 24:12-14
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12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
13 In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.
14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
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1 John 3:17
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1 John 3:17
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17 But (A)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
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1 John 3:17
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1 John 3:17
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17 If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,(A) how can the love of God be in that person?(B)
1 John 3:17
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1 John 3:17
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17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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