Proverbs 31:20

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Summary

Proverbs 31:20

She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.

She stretcheth

Proverbs 1:24

Romans 10:21

She reacheth

General references

Exodus 35:25

Bible References

She stretcheth

“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];

But of Israel he says, “All day long I have stretched out My hands [in compassion] to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

She reacheth

He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord,
And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will find it after many days.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do something good to them; but you will not always have Me.

So Peter got up [at once] and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the upstairs room; and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing [him] all the tunics and robes that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.

You know personally that these hands ministered to my own needs [working in manual labor] and to [those of] the people who were with me.

The thief [who has become a believer] must no longer steal, but instead he must work hard [making an honest living], producing that which is good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with those in need.

Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.

General references

All the skilled and talented women spun thread with their hands, and brought what they had spun, blue and purple and scarlet fabric and fine linen.