Deu 15:7-11, Job 31:16-20, Psa 41:1, 112:4, 9, Pro 11:24-25, Eze 18:16 | 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 31:16-20

16 “If I have ^kwithheld anything that the poor desired,
or have ^lcaused 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 ^operish for ^plack of clothing,
or the needy without ^qcovering,
20 if his body has not ^rblessed me, ^{▼▼Hebrew if his loins have not blessed me}
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Psalms 41:1

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

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

Psalms 112:4

4 Light dawns in the darkness ^wfor the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and ^xrighteous.

Psalms 112:9

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

Proverbs 11:24-25

24 ^aaOne gives ^abfreely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 ^acWhoever brings blessing ^adwill be enriched,
and ^aeone who waters will himself be watered.

Ezekiel 18:16

16 does not oppress anyone, ^afexacts no pledge, ^agcommits no robbery, ^ahbut gives his bread to the hungry ^aiand covers the naked with a garment,