Deuteronomy 15:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Deuteronomy 15:8

Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

BSB text & permissions

KJV

King James Version

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

KJV text & permissions

WEB

World English Bible

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

WEB text & permissions

ASV

American Standard Version

but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wanteth.

ASV text & permissions

BLB

Berean Literal Bible

BLB is available for the New Testament only in this reader.

BLB text & permissions

READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Deuteronomy 15

⁶ When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

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.

⁹ 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.

Read the full chapter →