Proverbs 31:20
New Living Translation
20 She extends a helping hand to the poor
and opens her arms to the needy.
Ephesians 4:28
New Living Translation
28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
Read full chapter
Hebrews 13:16
New Living Translation
16 And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 22:9
New Living Translation
9 Blessed are those who are generous,
because they feed the poor.
Proverbs 19:17
New Living Translation
17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord—
and he will repay you!
Romans 12:13
New Living Translation
13 When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.
Read full chapter
Acts 20:34-35
New Living Translation
34 You know that these hands of mine have worked to supply my own needs and even the needs of those who were with me. 35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Read full chapter
Psalm 41:1
New Living Translation
Psalm 41
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
Deuteronomy 15:11
New Living Translation
11 There will always be some in the land who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
Read full chapter
Psalm 112:9
New Living Translation
9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
They will have influence and honor.
Job 31:16-20
New Living Translation
16 “Have I refused to help the poor,
or crushed the hopes of widows?
17 Have I been stingy with my food
and refused to share it with orphans?
18 No, from childhood I have cared for orphans like a father,
and all my life I have cared for widows.
19 Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes
and the needy with nothing to wear,
20 did they not praise me
for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?
Romans 10:21
New Living Translation
21 But regarding Israel, God said,
“All day long I opened my arms to them,
but they were disobedient and rebellious.”[a]
Acts 9:39-41
New Living Translation
39 So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them. 40 But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive.
Read full chapter
Mark 14:7
New Living Translation
7 You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.
Read full chapter
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
New Living Translation
The Uncertainties of Life
11 Send your grain across the seas,
and in time, profits will flow back to you.[a]
2 But divide your investments among many places,[b]
for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.
Proverbs 1:24
New Living Translation
24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
