Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, giving instructions for the seventh-year debt release before the nation enters Canaan.

The words — The text highlights יֵרַ֥ע (ye.Ra'), literally "it will sadden," and לְבָבְ/ךָ֖ (le.va.ve./Kha), literally "heart/your," to name the internal reluctance that must be rejected when giving.

The thread — The command against begrudging giving in Deuteronomy 15:9 frames the immediate context, while the ongoing presence of the poor in Deuteronomy 15:11 expands the scope. The theme of generous giving tied to divine blessing appears in Proverbs 22:9, the provision for the vulnerable in Deuteronomy 14:29, and the divine pleasure in sharing in Hebrews 13:16.

Why it lands — The verse demands immediate, unreluctant generosity toward the poor, explicitly forbidding a grieved heart, and states that obedience to this command is the condition for receiving God’s blessing in all work.

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The Hebrew words

נָת֤וֹןna.Toncertainly <to give>תִּתֵּן֙ti.Tenyou will giveל֔וֹl/oto <the>/ himוְלֹא־ve./lo'-and/ not יֵרַ֥עye.Ra'it will sadden לְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve./Khaheart/ your בְּתִתְּךָ֣be./ti.te./Khawhen/ giving/ youל֑וֹl/oto <the>/ himכִּ֞יkifor בִּגְלַ֣ל׀bi/g.Lalon/ account of הַדָּבָ֣רha./da.Varthe/ thing הַזֶּ֗הha./Zeh<the>/ this יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh./Khahe will bless/ you יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your בְּכָֽל־be./kholin/ all מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָma.'a.Se./khawork/ your וּבְכֹ֖לu./ve./Kholand/ in/ every מִשְׁלַ֥חmish.Lach<the> undertaking of יָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De./khahand/ your

King James Version

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

Cross-references

Proverbs 22:9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Deuteronomy 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
Hebrews 13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Deuteronomy 24:19 If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Psalms 41:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Isaiah 58:10 and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
1 Timothy 6:18 Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Isaiah 32:8 But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
Philippians 4:18 I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.