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Matthew 5:45
so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have a common bond, The Lord is the Maker of them all.
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Psalms 13:3
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
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Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your offenses and sins,
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Leviticus 25:35-37
‘ Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means among you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a resident, so that he may live with you.Do not take any kind of interest from him, but fear your God, so that your countryman may live with you.You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for profit.
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Exodus 22:25-26
“ If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.If you ever seize your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets,
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Nehemiah 5:5-7
And now our flesh is like the flesh of our brothers, our children like their children. Yet behold, we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters are forced into bondage already, and we are helpless because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”Then I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words.So I thought it over and contended with the nobles and the leading people, and said to them,“ You are lending at interest, each to his brother!” Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.
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1 Corinthians 6 10
nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
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Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector’s office; and He* said to him,“ Follow Me!” And he got up and followed Him.