4 Give to the godly man, and don’t help the sinner. (WEB)
Sirach 12:4
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Sirach 29:8–10
8 However be patient with a man in poor estate. Don’t keep him waiting for your alms. (WEB) 9 Help a poor man for the commandment’s sake. According to his need don’t send him empty away. (WEB) 10 Lose your money for a brother and a friend. Don’t let it rust under a stone and be l… (WEB)
Psalms 37:20–22
20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away. 21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving. 22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but…
Proverbs 3:26–28
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. 27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. 28 Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Sirach 4:4–6
4 Don’t reject a suppliant in his affliction. Don’t turn your face away from a poor man. (WEB) 5 Don’t turn your eye away from one who asks. Give no occasion to a man to curse you. (WEB) 6 For if he curses you in the bitterness of his soul, he who made him will hear his supplica… (WEB)
Matthew 5:41–43
41 and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. 43 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
Tobit 4:16–18
16 Give of your bread to the hungry, and of your garments to those who are naked. Give alms from all your abundance. Don’t let your eye be envious when you give alms. (WEB) 17 Pour out your bread on the burial of the just, and give nothing to sinners. (WEB) 18 Ask counsel of every… (WEB)
Job 36:5–7
5 Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. 6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted. 7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them fo…
Proverbs 29:6–8
6 An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices. 7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns. 8 Mockers inflame a city, but the wise turn away anger.
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