Deu 15:7-10, Psa 41:1, 112:5-9, Pro 11:24-25, 14:31, 28:27, Isa 58:7, Luk 18:22 | ESV | STEP | If among you, one of your brothers should become poor , in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother ,

Deuteronomy 15:7-10

7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, ^ayou shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but ^byou shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your ^ceye look grudgingly ^{▼▼Or be evil; also verse 10} on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he ^ecry to the Lord against you, and ^fyou be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and ^gyour heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because ^hfor this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.

Psalms 41:1

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ⁱBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ^{▼▼Or weak}
^kIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

Psalms 112:5-9

5 It is well with the man who ^ldeals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will ^mnever be moved;
ⁿhe will be remembered forever.
7 He is not ^oafraid of bad news;
his ^pheart is firm, ^qtrusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has ^rdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his ^shorn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 11:24-25

24 ^tOne gives ^ufreely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 ^vWhoever brings blessing ^wwill be enriched,
and ^xone who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 14:31

31 Whoever oppresses a poor man ^yinsults his ^zMaker,
^aabut he who is generous to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 28:27

27 Whoever ^abgives to the poor will not want,
but he who ^achides his eyes will get many a curse.

Isaiah 58:7

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

Luke 18:22

22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “One thing you still lack. ^afSell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have ^agtreasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”