Isaiah 58:7

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Summary

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

To deal

Bring

Hebrews 13:2

Thine own

1 John 3:17

General references

Bible References

To deal

if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

(for from my youth the fatherless grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided the widow),

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

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

does not oppress anyone, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold."

To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.

For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,

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

Bring

"Give counsel; grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon; shelter the outcasts; do not reveal the fugitive;

He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth

and said, "My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way." They said, "No; we will spend the night in the town square."

And the old man said, "Peace be to you; I will care for all your wants. Only, do not spend the night in the square."

And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Thine own

So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up! Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.

"Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, 'Which is better for you, that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?' Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh."

Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards."

He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How do you read it?"

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

General references

"And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God."

if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,

Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,