Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Bible References
Thou shalt
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.
Proverbs 21:13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.
will himself also call out and not be answered.
Matthew 18:30 But he wasn’t willing. On the contrary, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food
1 John 3:16
This is how we have come to know love: He laid down His life for us. We should also lay down our lives for our brothers.