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But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.

Deuteronomy 15:7

Proverbs 11:25

• Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. (ESV)
• It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself. (TLB)

"If I want to get water I must give water. Though that seems a strange way of self-serving I pray you try it." - Charles Spurgeon

Giving and carrying for the poor isn’t an Old Testament thing, nor is it an option for the person of God.

• Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
  ‍Proverbs 28:27 (ESV) 
• I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' 
  Acts 20:35 (NKJV)
• Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
  2 Corinthians 9:7-8 (NIV)

"The minister is refreshed by his own message of salvation to his people. The Sunday school teacher learns many valuable lessons in the work of instruction. Every spiritual gift, every active grace, is increased by exercise, while its efficiency withers by neglect." - Jerry Bridges

Verses: Caring for the poor

What is the incentive to pay the debt back if it was going to be cancelled in seven years?

At the end of every seventh year, you must cancel the debts of everyone who owes you money.
Deuteronomy 15:1

Open my hand to give: time, talent and tithe.