Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee.
New American Standard Bible
Beware that there is no base
King James Version
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Holman Bible
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.
International Standard Version
Be careful not to think this wicked thought to yourselves: "The seventh year, the year of remission, is drawing near,' and you show ill will toward your poor relative and not give to him. He may then call to the LORD on account of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
A Conservative Version
Beware that there not be a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nothing, and he cry to LORD against thee, and it be
American Standard Version
Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Amplified
Beware that there is no wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release (remission, pardon), is approaching,’ and your eye is hostile (unsympathetic) toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing [since he would not have to repay you]; for he may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will become a sin for you.
Bible in Basic English
And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
Darby Translation
Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Watch to thyself lest a word shall be with thy heart, of Belial, saying. The seventh year, the year of remission is drawing near; and thine eye be evil against thy needy brother and thou wilt not give to him; and he call against thee to Jehovah, and it was sin in thee.
King James 2000
Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries unto the LORD against you, and it be sin in you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Take care} so that there will not be {a thought of wickedness} in your heart, {saying}, 'The seventh year, the year of the remission of debt is near,' {and you view your needy neighbor with hostility}, and [so] you [do] not give to him, and he might cry [out] against you to Yahweh, and {you would incur guilt against yourself}.
Modern King James verseion
Beware that there is not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and your eye may be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing. And he may cry to Jehovah against you, and it is sin to you.
NET Bible
Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
New Heart English Bible
Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand"; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
The Emphasized Bible
Take thou heed to thyself lest there be something near thine abandoned heart, saying - Drawing nigh, is the seventh year the year of release, and so thine eye be evil, against thy needy brother, and thou give not unto him, - and he cry out against thee unto Yahweh, and it become in thee a sin!
Webster
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee.
World English Bible
Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand;" and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart -- worthless, saying, Near is the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;
Themes
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Charity » The reward for being charitable
Evil » Confess Christ » Thoughts
Feast of sabbatical year » Release of, not to hinder the exercise of benevolence
Topics
Interlinear
Shamar
Dabar
Sheba`
Shaneh (in pl. only),
`ayin
'ach
Nathan
Qara'
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 15:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
8 But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath. 9 And beware that there be not a point of Belial in thine heart, that thou wouldest say, 'The seventh year, the year of freedom is at hand,' and therefore it grieve thee to look on thy poor brother and givest him nought and he then cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee. 10 But give him, and let it not grieve thine heart to give. Because that for that thing, the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand to.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:15
Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee.
Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do as me listeth, with mine own? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
Exodus 22:23
If ye shall trouble them, they shall cry unto me, and I will surely hear their cry;
Job 34:28
Insomuch that they have caused the voice of the poor to come unto him, and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in necessity.
Proverbs 23:6
Eat not thou with the envious, and desire not his meat,
Proverbs 28:22
He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
James 5:4
Behold, the hire of the laborers which have reaped down your fields - which hire is of you kept back by fraud - crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Exodus 3:7
Then the LORD said, "I have surely seen the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry, which they have of their taskmasters. For I know their sorrow,
Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of seven years thou shalt make a free year.
Deuteronomy 28:54-56
so that it shall grieve the man that is tender, and exceeding delicate among you, to look on his brother and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom and on the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left -
Psalm 9:12
And why? For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.
Proverbs 4:23
Keep thine heart with all diligence, for thereupon hangeth life.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ear at the crying of the poor; he shall cry himself and not be heard.
Proverbs 24:9
The thought of the foolish is sin, and the scornful is an abomination unto men.
Jeremiah 17:10
"Even I the LORD search out the ground of the heart, and try the reins, and reward every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his counsels."
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.
Matthew 25:41-45
Then shall the King say unto them that shall be on the left hand, 'Depart from me ye cursed, into everlasting fire, which is prepared for the devil and his angels.
Mark 7:21-22
For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,
Romans 7:8-9
But sin took an occasion by the means of the commandment, and wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For verily, without the law sin was dead.
James 4:5
Either do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, "The spirit that dwelleth in you, lusteth even contrary to envy,"
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doth it not: to him, it is sin.
James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be damned. Behold, the judge standeth before the door.
1 Peter 4:9
Be ye harborous, one to another, and that without grudging.
1 John 3:15-17
Whosoever hateth his brother, is a man slayer. And ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.