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.
Deuteronomy 15:9 in other translations
| BSB | Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. |
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| WEB | Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘Take heed to thee lest there be a word in thy heart--worthless, saying, Near is 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; |
| DARBY | Beware that there be not a wicked 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 givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee. |
What does Deuteronomy 15:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 15:7-11
7-11. If there be among you a poor man ... thou shalt not harden thine heart--Lest the foregoing law should prevent the Israelites lending to the poor, Moses here admonishes them against so mean and selfish a spirit and exhorts them to give in a liberal spirit of charity and kindness, which will secure the divine blessing (Ro 12:8; 2Co 9:7).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:1-11
This year of release typified the grace of the gospel, in which is proclaimed the acceptable year of the Lord; and by which we obtain the release of our debts, that is, the pardon of our sins. The law is spiritual, and lays restraints upon the thoughts of the heart. We mistake, if we think thoughts are free from God's knowledge and check. That is a wicked heart indeed, which raises evil thoughts from the good law of…
Deuteronomy 15:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 15:9
- Deuteronomy 24:15
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
- Matthew 20:15
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
- Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
- Jeremiah 17:10
I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
- James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
- Exodus 22:23
If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;
- Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- Exodus 3:7
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;
- James 5:4
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
- Proverbs 23:6
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
- Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- Job 34:28
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pr 4:23; Jer 17:10; Mt 15:19; Mr 7:21,22; Ro 7:8,9; Jas 4:5
thought, etc. Heb. word with thine heart of Belial. thineeye.
28:54-56; Pr 23:6; 24:9; 28:22; Mt 20:15; Jas 5:9; 1Pe 4:9
he cry.
24:15; Ex 3:7; 22:23; Job 34:28; Ps 9:12; Pr 21:13; Jas 5:4
sin unto thee.
Mt 25:41-45; Jas 4:17; 1Jo 3:15-17
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Context
- 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.
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 15:10
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
Deuteronomy 15:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Guárdate que no haya en tu corazón perverso pensamiento, diciendo: Cerca está el año séptimo, el de la remisión; y tu ojo sea maligno sobre tu hermano menesteroso para no darle: que él podrá clamar contra ti á Jehová, y se te imputará á pecado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Prends garde à toi, de peur qu’il n’y ait dans ton cœur quelque pensée de Bélial, et que tu ne dises: La septième année approche, l’année de relâche, et que ton œil ne soit méchant contre ton frère pauvre, et que tu ne lui donnes pas, et qu’il ne crie contre toi à l’ Éternel, et qu’il n’y ait du péché en toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hüte dich, daß nicht in deinem Herzen ein Belialswort sei, daß du sprechest: Es naht das siebte Jahr, das Erlaßjahr! und daß dein Auge böse sei gegen deinen Bruder, den Armen, und du ihm nichts gebest, und er über dich zu Jehova schreie, und Sünde an dir sei! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cave ne forte subrepat tibi impia cogitatio, et dicas in corde tuo: Appropinquat septimus annus remissionis: et avertas oculos tuos a paupere fratre tuo, nolens ei quod postulat mutuum commodare: ne clamet contra te ad Dominum, et fiat tibi in peccatum. |