Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

The deceitful man

Bible References

The deceitful man

Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office, and He said to him, “Follow Me!” So he got up and followed Him.
1 Corinthians 6:10
no thieves, greedy people, drunkards, verbally abusive people, or swindlers will inherit God’s kingdom.

Meet

Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.
Exodus 22:25
“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.
Leviticus 25:35
“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.
Nehemiah 5:5
We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”

Lord

Psalm 13:3
Consider me and answer, Lord my God.
Restore brightness to my eyes;
otherwise, I will sleep in death.
Matthew 5:45
so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

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