Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
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TSK · Leviticus 25:35
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If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away [some] of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.
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:
¶ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that [are] in thy land within thy gates:
¶ If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
¶ He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
‹For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.›
‹For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.›
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
¶ For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:
Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?