Deuteronomy 15:9

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 Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

KJV

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.

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.

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.

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הִשָּׁמֶר hi·sha·mer take heed H8104 לְךָ le·kha to (the) yourself H9031 פֶּן־ pen- lest H6435 יִהְיֶה yih·yeh it should be H1961 דָבָר da·var a word H1697 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 לְבָבְךָ le·va·ve·kha heart your H3824 בְלִיַּעַל ve·li·ya·'al worthlessness H1100 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 קָרְבָה ka·re·vah it has drawn near H7126 שְׁנַת־ she·nat- [the] year of H8141 הַשֶּׁבַע ha·she·va' the seven H7651 שְׁנַת she·nat [the] year of H8141 הַשְּׁמִטָּה ha·she·mi·tah the remission H8059 וְרָעָה ve·ra·'ah and it will be evil H7489 עֵינְךָ 'ei·ne·kha eye your H5869 בְּאָחִיךָ be·'a·chi·kha on countryman your H251 הָאֶבְיוֹן ha·'ev·yon (the) needy H34 וְלֹא ve·lo' and not H3808 תִתֵּן ti·ten you will give H5414 לוֹ lo to (the) him H9033 וְקָרָא ve·ka·ra' and he will call out H7121 עָלֶיךָ 'a·lei·kha against you H5921 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 בְךָ ve·kha on (the) you H9031 חֵטְא chet' sin H2399

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 God, as theirs did, who, because God had obliged them to the charity of forgiving, denied the charity of giving. Those who would keep from the act of sin, must keep out of their minds the very thought of sin. It is a dreadful thing to have the cry of the poor justly against us. Grudge not a kindness to thy brother; distrust not the providence of God. What thou doest, do freely, for God loves a cheerful giver, 2Co 9:7.

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