Proverbs 11:25
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Matthew 5:7
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7 Blessed are the merciful,
(A)For they shall obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
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The Cheerful Giver
6 (A)But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows [a]bountifully will also reap [b]bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, (B)not grudgingly or of [c]necessity; for (C)God loves a cheerful giver. 8 (D)And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 9 As it is written:
(E)“He has dispersed abroad,
He has given to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.”
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:6 with blessings
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 compulsion
Isaiah 58:7-11
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry,
And that you bring to your house the poor who are [a]cast out;
(B)When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not hide yourself from (C)your own flesh?
8 (D)Then your light shall break forth like the morning,
Your healing shall spring forth speedily,
And your righteousness shall go before you;
(E)The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
You shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’
“If you take away the yoke from your midst,
The [b]pointing of the finger, and (F)speaking wickedness,
10 If you extend your soul to the hungry
And satisfy the afflicted soul,
Then your light shall dawn in the darkness,
And your [c]darkness shall be as the noonday.
11 The Lord will guide you continually,
And satisfy your soul in drought,
And strengthen your bones;
You shall be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:7 wandering
- Isaiah 58:9 Lit. sending out of
- Isaiah 58:10 Or gloom
Isaiah 32:8
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8 But a [a]generous man devises generous things,
And by generosity he shall stand.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 32:8 noble
Matthew 25:34-35
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34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, (A)inherit the kingdom (B)prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 (C)for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; (D)I was a stranger and you took Me in;
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Proverbs 28:27
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27 (A)He who gives to the poor will not lack,
But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Job 29:13-18
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13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 (A)I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.
15 I was (B)eyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor,
And (C)I searched out the case that I did not know.
17 I broke (D)the fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.
18 “Then I said, (E)‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand.
Job 31:16-20
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16 “If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to (A)fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided [a]the widow);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his [b]heart has not (B)blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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