Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Be generous to these poor people. Freely lend them as much as they need. Never be hardhearted and stingy with them.
9 Beware that there is no base
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:15
Pay him his wages on the workday day before the sunsets. He is poor and sets his heart on it. He will not complain against you to Jehovah and it becomes your sin.
Matthew 20:15
Is it lawful for me to do what I wish with what is mine? Or is your eye jealous because I am generous?'
Exodus 22:23
If you do, I, Jehovah, will answer them when they cry out to me for help,
Job 34:28
They forced the poor to cry out to him, and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man nor desire his delicacies.
Proverbs 28:22
He who hurries to be rich has an evil eye. He does not think poverty will come to him.
James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, which are held back by you, cry out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of Jehovah of Hosts.
Exodus 3:7
Jehovah said: I have seen how my people are suffering as slaves in Egypt. I have heard them beg for my help because of the way they are being mistreated. I feel sorry for them.
Deuteronomy 15:1
Release all debts at the end of every seven years.
Deuteronomy 28:54-56
The kindest and most sensitive man among you will become stingy toward his brother, the wife he loves, and the children he still has left.
Psalm 9:12
God remembers those who suffer. He does not forget their cry, and he punishes those who wrong them.
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it come the source of life.
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry, but will not be heard.
Proverbs 24:9
The thought of foolishness is sin. The mocker is an abomination to men.
Jeremiah 17:10
I, Jehovah, search the heart and examine the mind (inner man). I give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds.
Matthew 15:19
Evil thoughts come from the heart! Thoughts about murder, adultery, fornication, theft, lying, and slander come from the heart!
Matthew 25:41-45
Then he will tell those on his left: 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the ever-burning fire that is prepared for the Devil and his [fallen] angels.
Mark 7:21-22
It is from the heart that evil thoughts come such as: fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
Romans 7:8-9
But sin, finding occasion, worked out in me through the commandment all manner of coveting. Apart from the law sin is dead.
James 4:5
Or do you think the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the attitude of the heart (mental disposition) that he induced to live in us cause us to envy?
James 4:17
He that knows to do good, and does not do it, to him it is sin.
James 5:9
Do not complain (utter a deep sigh) against one another, that you not be judged. Behold, the judge is standing at the door.
1 Peter 4:9
Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
1 John 3:15-17
Whoever hates his brother is a murderer! You know that no murderer has everlasting life remaining in him.