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Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

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Deuteronomy 15:7
If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

Deuteronomy 15:8
But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.

Deuteronomy 15:10
But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

Matthew 5:42
Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it.

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Matthew 26:11
For the poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

Mark 14:7
The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

John 12:8
The poor you have ever with you, but me you have not for ever.

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Isaiah 58:7
Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

Isaiah 58:8
Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you.

Proverbs 11:24
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

Proverbs 11:25
He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

Isaiah 58:10
And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun:

2 Corinthians 9:7
Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

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1 John 3:17
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

Matthew 25:35
For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in;

Matthew 25:40
And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

Matthew 25:42
For I was in need of food, and you gave it not to me; I was in need of drink, and you gave it not to me:

2 Corinthians 8:9
For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

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Zephaniah 3:12
But I will still have among you a quiet and poor people, and they will put their faith in the name of the Lord.

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