Deuteronomy 15:9

7 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

8 Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

10 Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

11 For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
KJV
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
WEB
Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you.
ASV
Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
DARBY
Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
BLB
Beware for yourself, lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year is near, the year of release,” and your eye is evil against your poor brother, and you give to him nothing, and he cries out against you to YHWH, and it becomes sin among you.
ÅB
Vokt deg at det ikke kommer en ond tanke opp i ditt hjerte, så du sier: Nå er det snart det syvende år, ettergivelses-året, og du ser med onde øyne på din fattige bror og ikke gir ham noe! For da kommer han til klage over deg til Herren, og du fører synd over deg.
OTB
Vær forsiktig så du ikke har denne onde tanken: 'Det syvende året, ettergivelsesåret, er nær,' slik at du viser uvilje mot din trengende bror og ikke gir ham noe. Han kan da appellere til Herren mot deg, og du vil være skyldig i synd.
B1930
Vokt dig at det ikke kommer en ond tanke op i ditt hjerte, så du sier: Nu er det snart det syvende år, eftergivelses-året, og du ser med onde øine på din fattige bror og ikke gir ham noget! For da kommer han til klage over dig til Herren, og du fører synd over dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 24:15

    You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

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  • Matthew 20:15

    Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

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  • Mark 7:21–22

    For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

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  • Jeremiah 17:10

    I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

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  • James 5:9

    Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

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  • Exodus 22:23

    If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

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  • Matthew 15:19

    For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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  • Exodus 3:7

    The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

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