Deuteronomy 15:9 “Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seven…”

Deuteronomy 15:9

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lord against thee, so that sinne be in thee:

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

'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;

Bible in Basic English

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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Cross references

“Beware”

Jeremiah 17:10 Matthew 15:19 Proverbs 4:23 James 4:5 Mark 7:21 Mark 7:22

Jeremiah 17:10 · BSB

I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.

Matthew 15:19 · BSB

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

Proverbs 4:23 · BSB

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

James 4:5 · BSB

Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

Mark 7:21 · BSB

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

Mark 7:22 · BSB

greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

“thine eye”

Matthew 20:15 James 5:9 Proverbs 23:6 Proverbs 28:22 Deuteronomy 28:54–56 Proverbs 24:9

Matthew 20:15 · BSB

Do I not have the right to do as I please with what is mine? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

James 5:9 · BSB

Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

Proverbs 23:6 · BSB

Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;

Proverbs 28:22 · BSB

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Deuteronomy 28:54–56 · BSB

The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,

Proverbs 24:9 · BSB

A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.

“he cry”

Deuteronomy 24:15 Exodus 22:23 Exodus 3:7 Job 34:28 James 5:4 Psalm 9:12

Deuteronomy 24:15 · BSB

You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Exodus 22:23 · BSB

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

Exodus 3:7 · BSB

The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.

Job 34:28 · BSB

They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

James 5:4 · BSB

Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Psalm 9:12 · BSB

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

“sin unto thee”

Matthew 25:41–45 James 4:17 1 John 3:15–17

Matthew 25:41–45 · BSB

Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

James 4:17 · BSB

Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.

1 John 3:15–17 · BSB

Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.

Also

Deuteronomy 15:1

Deuteronomy 15:1 · BSB

At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.

10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Read Deuteronomy 15