Psalm 112:5
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Proverbs 11:24-25
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24 There is one who (A)scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
25 (B)The generous soul will be made rich,
(C)And he who waters will also be watered himself.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 (A)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.
Proverbs 22:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. good
Luke 6:38
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38 (A)Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your (B)bosom. For (C)with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
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Luke 12:29-34
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29 “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. 30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father (A)knows that you need these things. 31 (B)But seek [a]the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (C)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 (D)Sell what you have and give (E)alms; (F)provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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- Luke 12:31 NU His kingdom, and these things
Acts 20:35
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35 I have shown you in every way, (A)by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
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1 Corinthians 9:11
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11 (A)If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?
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Galatians 6:2
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2 (A)Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill (B)the law of Christ.
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1 Timothy 6:17-19
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Instructions to the Rich
17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain (A)riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things (B)to enjoy. 18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, 19 (C)storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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Hebrews 13:16
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16 (A)But do not forget to do good and to share, for (B)with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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1 John 3:16-18
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The Outworking of Love
16 (A)By this we know love, (B)because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But (C)whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?
18 My little children, (D)let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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