- liberal soul:
- Heb. soul of blessing, "He that givethª° unto the poorª° shall not¹ lack:ª but he that hidethª° his eyesª shall have manyª a curse.ª" {Prv 28:27} + "The blessingª of him that was ready to perishª° cameª° upon¹ me: and I caused the widow'sª heartª to sing for joy.ª° ... Then I said,ª° I shall dieª° in¹ my nest,ª and I shall multiplyª° [my] daysª as the sand.ª" {Job 29:13-18} + "If¹ I have withheldª° the poorª from [their] desire,ª¹ or have caused the eyesª of the widowª to fail;ª° ... If¹ his loinsª have not¹ blessedª° me, and [if] he were [not] warmedª° with the fleeceª¹ of my sheep;ª" {Job 31:16-20} + "But the liberalª devisethª° liberal things;ª and by¹ liberal thingsª shall he stand.ª°" {Isa 32:8} + "[Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹ ... And the LORDª shall guideª° thee continually,ª and satisfyª° thy soulª in drought,ª and make fatª° thy bones:ª and thou shalt be¹ like a wateredª garden,ª and like a springª of water,ª whose¹ watersª failª° not.¹" {Isa 58:7-11} + "Blessedª [are] the¹ merciful:ª forª theyª shall obtain mercy.ª°" {Mtt 5:7} + "Thenª shall the¹ Kingª sayª° unto them¹ onª his²¹ right hand,ª Come,ª° ye blessedª° of myª Father,ª inheritª° the¹ kingdomª preparedª° for youª fromª the foundationª of the world:ª ... Forª I was an hungred,ª° andª ye gaveª° meª meat:ª° I was thirsty,ª° andª ye gave²° me² drink:ª°¹ I wasª° a stranger,ª andª ye took²° me² in:ª°¹" {Mtt 25:34-35}
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