Deu 15:8-11, 14, Job 31:16-20, Psa 112:9, Pro 22:9, Ecc 11:1-2, 6, Rom 12:13 | ESV | STEP | but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need , whatever it may be .

8 but ^ayou 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 ^beye look grudgingly ^{▼▼Or be evil; also verse 10} on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he ^dcry to the Lord against you, and ^eyou be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and ^fyour heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because ^gfor this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For ^hthere will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, ⁱ‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’

Deuteronomy 15:14

14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. ^jAs the Lord your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.

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 112:9

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

Proverbs 22:9

9 ^vWhoever has a bountiful ^{▼▼Hebrew good} eye will be blessed,
for he ^xshares his bread with the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

1 ^yCast your bread upon the waters,
^zfor you will find it after many days.
2 ^aaGive a portion to ^abseven, or even to eight,
^acfor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

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

Romans 12:13

13 ^aeContribute to the needs of the saints and ^afseek to show hospitality.