- Blessed:
- "He hath dispersed,ª° he hath givenª° to the poor;ª his righteousnessª endurethª° for ever;ª his hornª shall be exaltedª° with honour.ª" {Psa 112:9} + "If¹ there be¹ among you a poor manª of oneª¹ of thy brethrenª within anyª of thy gatesª in thy landª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª givethª° thee, thou shalt not¹ hardenª°¹ thine heart,ª nor¹ shutª°¹ thine handª from thy poorª brother:ª¹ ... For¹ the poorª shall never¹ ceaseª° out ofª¹ the land:ª therefore¹¹ I¹ commandª° thee, saying,ª° Thou shalt openª°¹ thine handª wideª° unto thy brother,ª to thy poor,ª and to thy needy,ª in thy land.ª" {Deu 15:7-11} + "Because¹ I deliveredª° the poorª that cried,ª° and the fatherless,ª and [him that had] none¹ to helpª° him. ... I¹ [was] a fatherª to the poor:ª and the causeª [which] I knewª° not¹ I searched out.ª°" {Job 29:12-16} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... If¹ his loinsª have not¹ blessedª° me, and [if] he were [not] warmedª° with the fleeceª¹ of my sheep;ª" {Job 31:16-20} + "He that despisethª° his neighbourª sinneth:ª° but he that hath mercy²° on¹ the poor,ª°² happyª [is] he." {Prv 14:21} + "He that hath pityª° upon the poorª lendethª° unto the LORD;ª and that which he hath givenª will he pay him again.ª°" {Prv 19:17} + "Castª° thy breadª uponª¹ the waters:ª for¹ thou shalt findª° it after manyª days.ª ... Giveª° a portionª to seven,ª and also¹ to eight;ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ what¹ evilª shall be¹ upon¹ the earth.ª" {Ecc 11:1-2} + "[Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹ ... And the LORDª shall guideª° thee continually,ª and satisfyª° thy soulª in drought,ª and make fatª° thy bones:ª and thou shalt be¹ like a wateredª garden,ª and like a springª of water,ª whose¹ watersª failª° not.¹" {Isa 58:7-11} + "Forª ye haveª° the¹ poorª withª youª always,ª andª whensoeverª ye willª° ye mayª° doª° themª good:ª butª meª ye haveª° notª always.ª" {Mrk 14:7} + "Butª whenª thou makestª° a feast,ª callª° the poor,ª the maimed,ª the lame,ª the blind:ª ... Andª thou shalt beª° blessed;ª forª they cannotªª° recompenseª° thee:ª forª thouª shalt be recompensedª° atª the¹ resurrectionª of the¹ just.ª" {Lke 14:13-14} + "Andª Godª [is] ableª to make²° all² grace² aboundª°¹¹ towardª you;ª thatª ye, alwaysª havingª° allª sufficiencyª inª allª [things], may aboundª° toª everyª goodª work:ª ... Andª by theirª prayerª forª you,ª which long afterª° youª forª the¹ exceedingª° graceª of Godª inª you.ª" {2Co 9:8-14} + "Onlyª [they would] thatª we should rememberª° the¹ poor;ª the sameªª whichª I²° alsoª was forwardª° to do.ª°" {Gal 2:10}
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