Deuteronomy 15:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.”
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“Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for thou dost certainly open thy hand to him, and dost certainly lend him sufficient for his lack which he lacketh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 15:8 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:35Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
- Matthew 5:42Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Luke 6:34And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
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