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Be careful not to have an evil thought in your mind. Don't say to yourself, "The seventh year will soon be here. It's the year for forgiving people what they owe." If you think like that, you might treat your needy people badly. You might not give them anything. Then they might make their appeal to the Lord against you. And he will find you guilty of sin.
Reference
Greek: φροντίζω (phrontízō)
to exercise thought, i.e. be anxious
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: φαῦλος (phaûlos)
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Greek: ἐπίνοια (epínoia)
attention of the mind, i.e. (by implication) purpose
Hebrew: harhôr
a mental conception
Greek: νοῦς (noûs)
the intellect, i.e. mind (divine or human; in thought, feeling, or will); by implication, meaning
Hebrew: rûwach
{wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)}
Greek: ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai)
to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare
Hebrew: mâlal
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἕβδομος (hébdomos)
seventh
Greek: ἐνιαυτός (eniautós)
a year
Hebrew: shᵉnâh
{a year (as a revolution of time)}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Hebrew: chîysh
properly, a hurry; hence (adverb) quickly
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐνιαυτός (eniautós)
a year
Hebrew: shᵉnâh
{a year (as a revolution of time)}
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ἐνθυμέομαι (enthyméomai)
to be inspirited, i.e. ponder
Hebrew: çᵉbar
to bear in mind, i.e. hope
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: gᵉbûwrâh
power
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Hebrew: gᵉbûwrâh
power
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: χορηγέω (chorēgéō)
to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: gᵉbûwrâh
power
Hebrew: pâlaç
properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō)
to find out
Hebrew: shᵉkach
to discover (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὑπόδικος (hypódikos)
under sentence, i.e. (by implication) condemned
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Evil
Matthew 20:15
Proverbs 28:22
Proverbs 23:6
Matthew 15:19
Parallel theme
Exodus 22:23
James 5:9
Job 34:28
References Lord
Jeremiah 17:10
Exodus 3:7
Sin
Deuteronomy 24:15
Verse Explanation
Moses warned Israel not to refuse helping someone simply because the seventh year of debt release was approaching. A person should not become selfish because they feared losing repayment. God saw such attitudes as sinful and lacking compassion.
History
The release year required faith that God would provide even when debts were forgiven.