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Deuteronomy 15:4

Poverty and the vulnerable

2 This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.

3 You may collect something from a foreigner, but you must forgive whatever your brother owes you.

There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,

5 if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.

6 When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
KJV
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
WEB
However there will be no poor with you (for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance to possess)
ASV
Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it;)
DARBY
save when there shall be no one in need among you; for Jehovah will greatly bless thee in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it,
BLB
The end [is], however, [that] there shall be among you no poor, for YHWH will greatly bless you in the land that YHWH your God is giving you [as] an inheritance to possess—
ÅB
Rettelig skulle det nå ikke finnes noen fattig hos deg; for Herren din Gud skal velsigne deg i det land som Herren din Gud gir deg til arv og eie,
OTB
Det skal ikke være noen fattige blant dere, for Herren vil velsigne dere i det landet som Han gir dere som arv til å eie,
B1930
Rettelig skulde det nu ikke finnes nogen fattig hos dig; for Herren din Gud skal velsigne dig i det land som Herren din Gud gir dig til arv og eie,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 58:10–11

    and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:29

    Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.

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  • Proverbs 28:27

    Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

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  • Proverbs 11:24–25

    One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

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  • Proverbs 14:21

    He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:11

    The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:1–8

    “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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