27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. …
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:
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27)Here is, 1. A promise to the charitable: He that gives to the poor shall himself be never the poorer for so doing; he shall not lack . If he have but little, and so be in danger of lacking, let him give out of his little, and that will prevent it from coming to nothing; as the bounty of the widow of Sarepta to Elijah (for whom she made a little cake first) saved what she had, when it was reduced t…
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