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Psalm 37:21
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Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;(A)
Psalm 37:21
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Psalm 37:21
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21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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Hebrews 13:16
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Hebrews 13:16
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16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others,(A) for with such sacrifices(B) God is pleased.
Hebrews 13:16
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Hebrews 13:16
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16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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Psalm 112:5
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Psalm 112:5
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5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,(A)
who conduct their affairs with justice.
Psalm 112:5
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Psalm 112:5
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5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
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Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich rule over the poor,
and the borrower is slave to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7
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Proverbs 22:7
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7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ,(B) that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor,(C) so that you through his poverty might become rich.(D)
2 Corinthians 8:9
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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Psalm 112:9
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Psalm 112:9
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Psalm 112:9
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Psalm 112:9
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9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
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Deuteronomy 28:12
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Deuteronomy 28:12
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12 The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
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Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A)
Hebrews 6:10
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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Generosity Encouraged
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(A) 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(B) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(C) for God loves a cheerful giver.(D) 8 And God is able(E) to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need,(F) you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written:
10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food(I) will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.(J) 11 You will be enriched(K) in every way so that you can be generous(L) on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.(M)
12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs(N) of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.(O) 13 Because of the service(P) by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God(Q) for the obedience that accompanies your confession(R) of the gospel of Christ,(S) and for your generosity(T) in sharing with them and with everyone else. 14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you. 15 Thanks be to God(U) for his indescribable gift!(V)
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 9:9 Psalm 112:9
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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2 Corinthians 9:6-15
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6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.
15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
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Acts 20:35
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Acts 20:35
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35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Acts 20:35
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Acts 20:35
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35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Acts 11:29
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Acts 11:29
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29 The disciples,(A) as each one was able, decided to provide help(B) for the brothers and sisters(C) living in Judea.
Acts 11:29
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Acts 11:29
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29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
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Luke 6:30
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Luke 6:30
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30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.(A)
Luke 6:30
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Luke 6:30
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30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
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Isaiah 58:7-10
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Isaiah 58:7-10
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7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry(A)
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter(B)—
when you see the naked, to clothe(C) them,
and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?(D)
8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn,(E)
and your healing(F) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness[a](G) will go before you,
and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.(H)
9 Then you will call,(I) and the Lord will answer;(J)
you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:8 Or your righteous One
Isaiah 58:7-10
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Isaiah 58:7-10
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7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:
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