^9-10 Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income, and he will fill your barns with wheat and barley and overflow your wine vats with the finest wines.

^27-28 Don’t withhold repayment of your debts. Don’t say “some other time,” if you can pay now.

^24-25 It is possible to give away and become richer! It is also possible to hold on too tightly and lose everything. Yes, the liberal man shall be rich! By watering others, he waters himself.

^25-26 The lazy man longs for many things, but his hands refuse to work. He is greedy to get, while the godly love to give!

⁹ Happy is the generous man, the one who feeds the poor.

^6-8 Don’t associate with evil men; don’t long for their favors and gifts. Their kindness is a trick; they want to use you as their pawn. The delicious food they serve will turn sour in your stomach, and you will vomit it and have to take back your words of appreciation for their “kindness.”

¹⁴ One who doesn’t give the gift he promised is like a cloud blowing over a desert without dropping any rain.

^21-22 If your enemy is hungry, give him food! If he is thirsty, give him something to drink! This will make him feel ashamed of himself, and God will reward you.

²⁷ If you give to the poor, your needs will be supplied! But a curse upon those who close their eyes to poverty.