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Deuteronomy 15:9 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:9 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 15 verse 9 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Deuteronomy 15:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. The warning hishamer lekha (beware/take heed) addresses internal motivation, not merely external action. A davar-beliya'al (base/worthless thought) entertained in the levav (heart) constitutes sin even before manifesting in refusal to lend.The ayin ra'ah (evil eye) is a Hebrew idiom for stinginess and ill will (cf. Proverbs 23:6; 28:22; Matthe...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 15:9
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“neither shall the sun go down on it; for he is poor”
“because I am good?'”
“and they cry at all to me”
“brothers”
“Yahweh”
“out of the hearts of men”
“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.,And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה רָאֹה רָאִיתִי אֶת־עֳנִי עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרָיִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָם שָׁמַעְתִּי מִפְּנֵי נֹגְשָׂיו כִּי יָדַעְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָיו׃ ,And the LORD said: I have surely seen the affliction of My people that are in Egypt”
“and don't crave his delicacies:”
“and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”