Deuteronomy 15:10
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10 You shall give to him freely, and (A)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (B)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.
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Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Hebrews 13:16
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16 Do not neglect to do good and (A)to share what you have, for such (B)sacrifices are pleasing to God.
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Isaiah 58:10
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10 (A)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(B)then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
Deuteronomy 14:29
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29 And the Levite, because (A)he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that (B)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
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Deuteronomy 24:19
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19 (A)“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, (B)that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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Philippians 4:18-19
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18 I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, (A)having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, (B)a fragrant offering, (C)a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. 19 And my God (D)will supply every need of yours (E)according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
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Isaiah 32:8
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8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Psalm 41:1-2
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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
41 (A)Blessed is the one who considers the poor![a]
(B)In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you (C)do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
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- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
Deuteronomy 15:4
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4 (A)But there will be no poor among you; (B)for the Lord will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess—
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1 Peter 4:11
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2 Corinthians 9:5-11
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5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the (A)gift[a] you have promised, so that it may be ready (B)as a willing gift, (C)not as an exaction.[b]
The Cheerful Giver
6 The point is this: (D)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[c] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (E)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (F)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And (G)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[d] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(H)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (I)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (J)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (K)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (L)through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:5 Greek blessing; twice in this verse
- 2 Corinthians 9:5 Or a gift expecting something in return; Greek greed
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
Romans 12:8
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8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; (A)the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with (B)cheerfulness.
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- Romans 12:8 Or gives aid
Matthew 25:40
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40 And (A)the King will answer them, (B)‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these (C)my brothers,[a] you did it to me.’
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- Matthew 25:40 Or brothers and sisters
Deuteronomy 14:19
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19 And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
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