Deuteronomy 15:9
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Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.

Matthew 20:15
Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good?

James 5:4
Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Exodus 22:23
If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

Deuteronomy 15:1
In the seventh year thou shalt make a remission,

Deuteronomy 24:15
But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin.

Job 34:28
So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor.

Psalm 12:5
By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.

Psalm 101:3
I will not set before my eyes any unjust thing: I hated the workers of iniquities.

Proverbs 23:6
Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

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Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.

Beware

Proverbs 4:23 Remove from thee a froward mouth, and let detracting lips be far from thee.

Jeremiah 17:10 I am the Lord who search the heart, and prove the reins: who give to every one according to his way, and according to the fruit of his devices.

Matthew 15:19 For from the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

Matthew 7:21,22 Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven. . . .

Romans 7:8,9 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. . . .

James 4:5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?

thought, etc.

Deuteronomy 28:54-56 The man that is nice among you, and very delicate, shall envy his own brother, and his wife, that lieth in his bosom, . . .

Proverbs 23:6 Eat not with an envious man, and desire not his meats:

Proverbs 24:9 The thought of a fool is sin: and the detractor is the abomination of men.

Proverbs 28:22 A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

Matthew 20:15 Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will? Is thy eye evil, because I am good?

James 5:9 Grudge not, brethren, one against another, that you may not be judged. Behold the judge standeth before the door.

1 Peter 4:9 Using hospitality one towards another, without murmuring,

he cry

Deuteronomy 24:15 But thou shalt pay him the price of his labour the same day, before the going down of the sun, because he is poor, and with it maintaineth his life: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it be reputed to thee for a sin.

Exodus 3:7 And the Lord said to him: I have seen the affliction of my people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigour of them that are over the works;

Exodus 22:23 If you hurt them, they will cry out to me, and I will hear their cry:

Job 34:28 So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor.

Psalm 9:12 For requiring their blood, he hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

Proverbs 21:13 He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself, and shall not be heard.

James 5:4 Behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

sin unto thee

Matthew 25:41-45 Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand: Depart from me, you cursed, into everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil and his angels. . . .

James 4:17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not, to him it is sin.

1 John 3:15-17 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. . . .

Context
Generosity in Lending and Giving
8But shalt open it to the poor man, thou shalt lend him, that which thou perceivest he hath need of. 9Beware lest perhaps a wicked thought steal in upon thee, and thou say in thy heart: The seventh year of remission draweth nigh; and thou turn away thy eyes from thy poor brother, denying to lend him that which he asketh: lest he cry against thee to the Lord, and it become a sin unto thee.10But thou shalt give to him: neither shalt thou do any thing craftily in relieving his necessities: that the Lord thy God may bless thee at all times, and in all things to which thou shalt put thy hand.…
Lexicon
Be careful
הִשָּׁ֣מֶר (hiš·šā·mer)
Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

not to harbor
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest

this wicked
בְלִיַּ֜עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness

thought
דָבָר֩ (ḏā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

in
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

your heart,
לְבָבְךָ֨ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

“The seventh
הַשֶּׁבַע֮ (haš·še·ḇa‘)
Article | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

year,
שְׁנַֽת־ (šə·naṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

the year
שְׁנַ֣ת (šə·naṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

of release,
הַשְּׁמִטָּה֒ (haš·šə·miṭ·ṭāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8059: A letting drop, a (temporary) remitting

is near,”
קָֽרְבָ֣ה (qā·rə·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7126: To come near, approach

so that you look upon
עֵֽינְךָ֗ (‘ê·nə·ḵā)
Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

your poor
הָֽאֶבְי֔וֹן (hā·’eḇ·yō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 34: In want, needy, poor

brother
בְּאָחִ֙יךָ֙ (bə·’ā·ḥî·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

begrudgingly
וְרָעָ֣ה (wə·rā·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

and give him
תִתֵּ֖ן (ṯit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

nothing.
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

He will cry out
וְקָרָ֤א (wə·qā·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

against you,
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ (‘ā·le·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and you will be
וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

guilty of sin.
חֵֽטְא׃ (ḥêṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2399: A crime, its penalty


Additional Translations
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.Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked 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.

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.

Take heed to thyself that there be not a secret thing in thine heart, an iniquity, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, draws nigh; and thine eye shall be evil to thy brother that is in want, and thou shalt not give to him, and he shall cry against thee to the Lord, and there shall be great sin in thee.

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.

Beware that there be not a base thought in thine 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 the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thy eye shall be evil against thy poor brother, and thou shalt give him naught; and he shall cry to the LORD against thee, and it shall be sin to thee.

Beware that there not be a base 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.

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;
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