⁹ Honor the Lord with your wealth.
    Give him the first share of all your crops.
¹⁰ Then your storerooms will be so full they can’t hold everything.
    Your huge jars will spill over with fresh wine.

²⁷ Don’t hold back good from those who are worthy of it.
    Don’t hold it back when you can help.
²⁸ Suppose you already have something to give.
    Don’t say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow.
    I’ll give it to you then.”

²⁴ One person gives freely but gets even richer.
    Another person doesn’t give what they should but gets even poorer.

²⁵ Anyone who gives a lot will succeed.
    Anyone who renews others will be renewed.

⁹ Those who give freely will be blessed.
    That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.

¹⁴ A person who brags about gifts never given
    is like wind and clouds that don’t produce rain.

²¹ If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat.
    If he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
²² By doing these things, you will pile up burning coals on his head.
    And the Lord will reward you.

²⁷ Those who give to poor people will have all they need.
    But those who close their eyes to the poor will receive many curses.