Deu 15:11, Pro 11:24-25, 19:17, Ecc 11:1-2, 6, Isa 32:8, 58:7, 10 | ESV | STEP | For there will never cease to be poor in the land . Therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hand to your brother , to the needy and to the poor , in your land .

11 For ^athere will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ^b‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’

Proverbs 11:24-25

24 ^cOne gives ^dfreely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 ^eWhoever brings blessing ^fwill be enriched,
and ^gone who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 19:17

17 ^hWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ⁱwill repay him for his ^jdeed.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

1 ^kCast your bread upon the waters,
^lfor you will find it after many days.
2 ^mGive a portion to ⁿseven, or even to eight,
^ofor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening ^pwithhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Isaiah 32:8

8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.

Isaiah 58:7

7 Is it not ^qto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^rand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?

Isaiah 58:10

10 ^sif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^tthen shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.