Ecclesiastes 11:1
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Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
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6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening (A)withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
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Proverbs 19:17
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For (A)God is not unjust so as to overlook (B)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (C)serving the saints, as you still do.
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Matthew 10:42
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42 And (A)whoever gives one of (B)these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”
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2 Corinthians 9:6
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The Cheerful Giver
6 The point is this: (A)whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[a] will also reap bountifully.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
Isaiah 32:20
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20 (A)Happy are you who sow beside all waters,
who let the feet of the ox and the donkey range free.
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
Luke 14:14
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14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (A)at (B)the resurrection of the just.”
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Galatians 6:8-10
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8 For (A)the one who sows to his own flesh (B)will from the flesh reap corruption, but (C)the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And (D)let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, (E)if we do not give up. 10 So then, (F)as we have opportunity, let us (G)do good to everyone, and especially to those who are (H)of the household of faith.
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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.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your (C)eye look grudgingly[a] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he (D)cry to the Lord against you, and (E)you be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and (F)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (G)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For (H)there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, (I)‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
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- Deuteronomy 15:9 Or be evil; also verse 10
Psalm 126:5-6
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5 (A)Those who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.
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
Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Proverbs 11:18
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18 The wicked earns deceptive wages,
but one who (A)sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Matthew 10:13
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13 And if the house is (A)worthy, let (B)your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let (C)your peace return to you.
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