16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. …
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 that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-20)God, by the prophet, having laid down the general rule of judgment, that he will render eternal life to those that patiently continue in well-doing , but indignation and wrath to those that do not obey the truth , but obey unrighteousness ( Rom. 2:7 , 8 ), comes, in these verses, to show that men’s parentage and relation shall not alter the case either one way or other. I. He applied it largely an…
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