Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

For the poor {H34} shall never cease {H2308} out of {H7130} the land {H776}: therefore I command {H6680} thee, saying {H559}, Thou shalt open {H6605} thine hand {H3027} wide {H6605} unto thy brother {H251}, to thy poor {H6041}, and to thy needy {H34}, in thy land {H776}.

for there will always be poor people in the land. That is why I am giving you this order, 'You must open your hand to your poor and needy brother in your land.'

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Mark 14:7

    For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
  • Matthew 26:11

    For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
  • John 12:8

    For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
  • Deuteronomy 15:8

    But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth.
  • Proverbs 22:2

    ¶ The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.
  • 1 John 3:16

    Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.
  • 1 John 3:18

    My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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