He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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Gill's Exposition
He that hath pity unto the poor lendeth unto the Lord,.... A man, whose heart is full of compassion to the poor, and whose hands distribute to their necessities, from a true principle of love and…
Barnes' Notes
Note the original greatness of the thought. We give to the poor. Have we lost our gift? No, what we gave, we have lent to One who will repay with usury. Compare the yet nobler truth of our Lord’s…
Matthew Henry
Here is, I. The duty of charity described. It includes two things: - 1. Compassion, which is the inward principle of charity in the heart; it is to have pity on the poor. Those that have not a penny…
Cambridge Bible
that which he hath given Better, his deed, A.V. marg.; or his good deed, R.V. Comp. Mat 25:34-40.
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