Job 31:16-20, Psa 41:1, 112:9, Pro 19:17, 22:9, Ecc 11:1-2, Mar 14:7 | ESV | STEP | If I have withheld anything that the poor desired , or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail ,

Job 31:16-20

16 “If I have ^awithheld anything that the poor desired,
or have ^bcaused 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 ^eperish for ^flack of clothing,
or the needy without ^gcovering,
20 if his body has not ^hblessed 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 ^jBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ^{▼▼Or weak}
^lIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

Psalms 112:9

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

Proverbs 19:17

17 ^oWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ^pwill repay him for his ^qdeed.

Proverbs 22:9

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

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast Your Bread upon the Waters

1 ^uCast your bread upon the waters,
^vfor you will find it after many days.
2 ^wGive a portion to ^xseven, or even to eight,
^yfor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Mark 14:7

7 For ^zyou always have the poor with you, and whenever ^aayou want, you can do good for them. But ^abyou will not always have me.