Proverbs 28:27
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Proverbs 19:17
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Deuteronomy 15:7
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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,
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Proverbs 22:9
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- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good
Proverbs 11:26
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26 (A)The people curse him who holds back grain,
but (B)a blessing is on the head of him who (C)sells it.
Psalm 41:1-3
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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.
3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
- Psalm 41:3 Hebrew you turn all his bed
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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2 Corinthians 9:6-11
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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. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, (B)not reluctantly or under compulsion, for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And (D)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[b] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(E)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (F)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (G)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (H)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (I)through us will produce thanksgiving to God.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:6 Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
Proverbs 11:24
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24 (A)One gives (B)freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Psalm 112:5-9
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5 It is well with the man who (A)deals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will (B)never be moved;
(C)he will be remembered forever.
7 He is not (D)afraid of bad news;
his (E)heart is firm, (F)trusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady;[a] he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has (G)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (H)horn is exalted in honor.
Footnotes
- Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)
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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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(C)your hands are full of blood.
Proverbs 24:24
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24 Whoever (A)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
(B)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
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