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One's almsgiving is like a signet ring with the Lord, and he will keep a person's kindness like the apple of his eye.
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Afterward he will rise up and repay them, and he will bring their recompense on their heads.
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Yet to those who repent he grants a return, and he encourages those who are losing hope.
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Turn back to the Lord and forsake your sins; pray in his presence and lessen your offense.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.