Lexicon :: Strong's G1729 - endeēs

“There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD is certain to bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance ​— ​

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your city gates in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.

“For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘Open your hand willingly to your poor and needy brother in your land.’

“Do not oppress a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether one of your Israelite brothers or one of the resident aliens in a town[fn] in your land.

They plucked mallow[fn] among the shrubs,

and the roots of the broom tree were their food.

When it is in your power,[fn]

don’t withhold good from the one to whom it belongs.

I saw among the inexperienced,[fn]

I noticed among the youths,

a young man lacking sense.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here! ”

To the one who lacks sense, she says,

Folly is a rowdy woman;

she is gullible and knows nothing.

“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here! ”

To the one who lacks sense, she says,

Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks sense,

but a person with understanding keeps silent.

A gracious woman gains honor,

but violent[fn] people gain only riches.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,

but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

A righteous person eats until he is satisfied,

but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,

but a person with understanding walks a straight path.

A fool does not delight in understanding,

but only wants to show off his opinions.[fn]

The one who loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

I went by the field of a slacker

and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,

but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

A leader who lacks understanding

is very oppressive,

but one who hates dishonest profit

prolongs his life.

The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;

their tongues are parched with thirst.

I will answer them.

I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I will not abandon them.

“for lack of bread and water. Everyone will be devastated and waste away because of their iniquity.