Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
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Deuteronomy 15:11
For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, "Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Luke 11:41
But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.
John 13:29
Some thought that, because Judas had the moneybag, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or that he should give something to the poor.
Acts 4:32
Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
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Leviticus 23:22
"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."
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.
James 2:15
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food,