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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 cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
²⁰When thou beatest 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 afterward: 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 hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Prov. 19:17)

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

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Rom. 12:13• ¹³Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. (Rom. 12:13)

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2 Cor. 8:5‑11• ⁵And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
⁶Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.
⁷Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
¹⁰And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
¹¹Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. (2 Cor. 8:5‑11)

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Philem. 7• ⁷For we have great joy and consolation in 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 labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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1 John 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in 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.