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Ruth 2:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

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Deut. 24:19‑21• ¹⁹When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
²⁰When thou shakest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
²¹When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Deut. 24:19‑21)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Rom. 12:13• ¹³distributing to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. (Rom. 12:13)

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2 Cor. 8:5‑11• ⁵And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
⁶So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;
⁷but even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may abound in this grace also.
⁸I do not speak as commanding it, but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.
¹⁰And I give my opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.
¹¹But now also complete the doing of it; so that as there was the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have. (2 Cor. 8:5‑11)

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Philem. 7• ⁷For we have great thankfulness and encouragement through thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (Philem. 7)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)

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1 John 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
¹⁸Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth. (1 John 3:17‑18)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye shall also sometimes draw outa for her some ears out of the handfulsb, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.

JND Translation Notes

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a

According to others, "let fall."

b

Or "sheaves"; the word is only found in this place.