THEOSISProverbs 28:27Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
He that giveth to the poor shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.
נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 19:17He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
- Prov 11:24Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
- Deut 15:7If one of thy brethren that dwelleth within thy gates of thy city in the land which the Lord thy God will give thee, come to poverty: thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand,
- Deut 15:10But thou shalt give to him: neither shalt thou do any thing craftily in relieving his necessities: that the Lord thy God may bless thee at all times, and in all things to which thou shalt put thy hand.
- Ps 41 (40):1
- Ps 41 (40):3
- Prov 22:9He that is inclined to mercy, shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents, shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.
- Ps 112 (111):5