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.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 15 connects to 10 cross-references. Every seventh year, debts among Israelites are to be cancelled and Hebrew debt-slaves released with generous provision. The chapter urges generous lending even as the sabbatical year approaches and insists on releasing Hebrew slaves after six years; if a slave …
Other Translations
Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
`Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart--worthless, saying, Near <FI>is<Fi> the seventh year, the year of release; and thine eye is evil against thy needy brother, and thou dost not give to him, and he hath called concerning thee unto Jehovah, and it hath been in thee sin;
And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.
Cross References
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and …
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from …
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of …
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared …
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I …
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: