Deuteronomy 15:9

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⁷ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

⁸ But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

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.

¹⁰ Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

¹¹ For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy 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
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
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Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
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Mark 7:21–22
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
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Jeremiah 17:10
I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
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James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
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Exodus 22:23
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
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Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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Exodus 3:7
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
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