Deuteronomy 15:7-11 — Legacy Standard Bible

⁷“If there is ^aa needy one among you, one of your brothers, in any of your gates of the towns in your land which Yahweh your God is giving you, ^byou shall not harden your heart nor close your hand from your needy brother; ⁸but ^ayou shall freely open your hand to him and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks. ⁹“Beware lest there be a vile ¹thought in your heart, saying, ‘^aThe seventh year, the year of the remission of debts, is near,’ and ^byour eye is hostile toward your needy brother, and you give him nothing; then he ^cmay cry to Yahweh against you, and it will be a sin in you. ¹⁰“You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because ^afor this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you send forth your hand to do. ¹¹“^aFor the needy will never cease to be ¹in the land; therefore I am commanding you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your afflicted and needy in your land.’