“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, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be.

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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

41 (A)Blessed is the one who considers the poor![a]
    (B)In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 Or weak

It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.

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He has (A)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his (B)horn is exalted in honor.

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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
    (C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, (A)to send relief to (B)the brothers[a] living in Judea.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 11:29 Or brothers and sisters

17 But (A)if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet (B)closes his heart against him, (C)how does God's love abide in him?

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