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She
aextends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
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Deuteronomy 15:11, Job 31:16-20, Proverbs 22:9, Romans 12:13, Ephesians 4:28
Deuteronomy 15
11
"aFor the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'
Job 31
16
"If I have kept athe poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of bthe widow to fail,
17
Or have aeaten my morsel alone, And bthe orphan has not shared it
18
(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),
19
If I have seen anyone perish afor lack of clothing, Or that bthe needy had no covering,
20
If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
Proverbs 22
9
He who is agenerous will be blessed, For he bgives some of his food to the poor.
Romans 12
13
acontributing to the needs of the saints, bpracticing hospitality.
Ephesians 4
28
He who steals must steal no longer; but rather ahe must labor, bperforming with his own hands what is good, cso that he will have something to share with one who has need.