Deu 15:7-11, Job 29:12-16, 31:16-20, Psa 112:9, Pro 14:21, 19:17 | 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 ,

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

Job 29:12-16

12 because I ^kdelivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 ^lThe blessing of him who was ^mabout to perish came upon me,
and I caused ⁿthe widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 I ^oput on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and ^pa turban.
15 I was ^qeyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out ^rthe cause of him whom I did not know.

Job 31:16-20

16 “If I have ^swithheld anything that the poor desired,
or have ^tcaused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless ^{▼▼Hebrew he} grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow ^{▼▼Hebrew her}),
19 if I have seen anyone ^wperish for ^xlack of clothing,
or the needy without ^ycovering,
20 if his body has not ^zblessed me, ^{▼▼Hebrew if his loins have not blessed me}
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Psalms 112:9

9 He has ^abdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his ^achorn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 14:21

21 Whoever ^addespises his neighbor is a sinner,
but ^aeblessed is he who is generous to the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

17 ^afWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ^agwill repay him for his ^ahdeed.