Deu 15:7-14, Job 31:16-20, Psa 37:21, 25-26, 112:5-9, Mat 25:35-40 | 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.’

12 ^k“If your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold ^{▼▼Or sells himself} to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13 And when you let him go free from you, you shall not let him go empty-handed. 14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. ^mAs the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

Job 31:16-20

16 “If I have ⁿwithheld anything that the poor desired,
or have ^ocaused 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 ^rperish for ^slack of clothing,
or the needy without ^tcovering,
20 if his body has not ^ublessed me, ^{▼▼Hebrew if his loins have not blessed me}
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Psalms 37:21

21 The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous ^wis generous and gives;

Psalms 37:25-26

25 I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children ^xbegging for bread.
26 He is ever ^ylending generously,
and his children become a blessing.

Psalms 112:5-9

5 It is well with the man who ^zdeals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will ^aanever be moved;
^abhe will be remembered forever.
7 He is not ^acafraid of bad news;
his ^adheart is firm, ^aetrusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has ^afdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his ^aghorn is exalted in honor.

Matthew 25:35-40

35 For ^ahI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^aigave me drink, ^ajI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 ^akI was naked and you clothed me, ^alI was sick and you ^amvisited me, ^anI was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And ^aothe King will answer them, ^ap‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^aqmy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’