Proverbs 3:9-10
The Voice
9 Pay tribute to the Eternal in all of your affairs.
Honor Him with the best of what you make.
10 That way you will prosper to the fullest
and have plenty of food to eat and wine to drink.
Proverbs 3:27-28
The Voice
27 Do not withhold what is good from those who deserve it;
if it is within your power to give it, do it.
28 Do not send your neighbor away, saying, “Get back with me tomorrow.
I can give it to you then,”
when what he needs is already in your hand.
Proverbs 11:24-25
The Voice
24 One shares liberally and yet gains even more,
while another hoards more than is right and still has need.
25 A giving person will receive much in return,
and someone who gives water will also receive the water he needs.
Proverbs 21:26
The Voice
26 All day, every day the greedy want more,
while those who live right give generously.
Proverbs 22:9
The Voice
9 Generous people are genuinely blessed
because they share their food with the poor.
Proverbs 23:6
The Voice
6 Do not sit down and eat the bread of a tight-fisted fellow
or desire any of his delicacies,
Proverbs 25:14
The Voice
14 Like clouds and wind that bring no rain,
so is one who boasts of gifts promised but never delivered.
Proverbs 25:21-22
The Voice
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink,
22 For your kind treatment will be like heaping hot coals on his head,[a]
it may cause a change in heart,
and the Eternal will repay you.
Footnotes
Proverbs 28:27
The Voice
27 Whoever gives to the poor will have what he needs,
but the one who shuts his eyes to their plight will face curse after curse.
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