Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 15:10

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.

10. thine heart shall not be grieved, etc.] God loveth a cheerful giver (2Co 9:7).

puttest thine hand unto ] See on Deu 12:7.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him, i.e. thou shalt give not only with an open hand, but with a willing and cheerful mind and heart, Rom 12:8; 2Co 9:9, without which thy very charity is uncharitable, and not accepted by God, who requires the heart in all his services.

In all that thou puttest thine hand unto, i.e. in all thy works, as before, for the hand is the great instrument of action.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

Thou shall surely give him,…. Or lend to him; though lending in such a case and circumstances, that person being extremely poor, and the year of release at hand, is the same as giving. Jarchi remarks that money must be given him, even a hundred times if he asks it; but the limitation is to what he wants, and what is sufficient for his present wants, De 15:8

and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; grieved at parting with his money he has little or no hope of seeing again, grudging it to him to whom it is given; when, on the other hand, it should he given freely and cheerfully, for God loves a cheerful giver:

because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all thou puttest thine hand unto; that is, for lending or giving largely, liberally, and cheerfully, to persons in distress; see Pr 11:24.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(10) Thou shalt surely give.Even a hundred times.

Him.Between thee and him alone. (Comp. Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth in Mat. 6:3). I have thought it worth while to borrow the comments of Rashi on these verses (Deu. 15:7-10) almost entire, to show how well the Jews have understood the true principles of Christian charity from the law of Moses. That people has always been remarkable for kindness to its own poor.

For this thing.Literally, this word, or this promise. And Rashi observes, Even when thou hast promised to give, thou wilt receive the reward of the promise as well as the reward of the deed; and we may compare St. Paul. If there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. (2Co. 8:12.)

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

Deu 15:10 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.

Ver. 10. Thine heart shall not be grieved. ] See Trapp on “ 2Co 9:7 “

The Lord thy God shall bless thee. ] See Pro 19:17 ; and “Alms,” ubi supra.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)