Doctrine and Covenants 56: 16

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 56

16 Wo unto you ^arich men, that will not ^bgive your substance to the ^cpoor, for your ^driches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The ^eharvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!

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16a	Jer. 17: 11. 11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth ^ariches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. Luke 21: 1 (1-4) 1 And he looked up, and saw the ^arich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 Ne. 9: 30. 30 But wo unto the ^arich, who are ^brich as to the things of the ^cworld. For because they are rich they despise the ^dpoor, and they persecute the meek, and their ^ehearts are upon their treasures; wherefore, their ^ftreasure is their god. And behold, their ^gtreasure shall perish with them also. Mosiah 4: 23. 23 I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto those who are ^arich as pertaining to the things of this world. D&C 84: 112. 112 And the bishop, Newel K. Whitney, also should travel round about and among all the churches, searching after the poor to ^aadminister to their wants by ^bhumbling the rich and the proud. TG Treasure.
b	TG Almsgiving. TG Generosity.
c	Prov. 14: 20 (20, 31) 20 The ^apoor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many ^bfriends. Alma 5: 55 (54-56) 55 Yea, and will you persist in turning your backs upon the ^apoor, and the needy, and in withholding your substance from them? Hel. 6: 39 (39-40) 39 And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government, insomuch that they did trample under their feet and smite and rend and turn their backs upon the ^apoor and the meek, and the humble followers of God. TG Poor.
d	Ps. 62: 10. 10 Trust not in ^aoppression, and become not vain in robbery: if ^briches increase, set not your ^cheart upon them. James 5: 3. 3 Your ^agold and silver is ^bcankered; and the ^crust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. Alma 5: 53 (53-56) 53 And now my beloved brethren, I say unto you, can ye withstand these sayings; yea, can ye lay aside these things, and ^atrample the Holy One under your feet; yea, can ye be ^bpuffed up in the pride of your hearts; yea, will ye still persist in the wearing of ^ccostly apparel and setting your hearts upon the vain things of the world, upon your ^driches?
e	Jer. 8: 20. 20 The ^aharvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. D&C 45: 2. 2 And again I say, hearken unto my voice, lest ^adeath shall overtake you; in an ^bhour when ye think not the summer shall be past, and the ^charvest ended, and your souls not saved.