Psalm 41:1
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O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
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- Psalm 41:1 Or weak
Proverbs 14:21
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Proverbs 19:17
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2 Corinthians 9:8-14
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8 And (A)God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[a] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,
(B)“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10 He who supplies (C)seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and (D)increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 (E)You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which (F)through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying (G)the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, (H)they[b] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your (I)confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.
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- 2 Corinthians 9:8 Or all contentment
- 2 Corinthians 9:13 Or you
Matthew 25:34-39
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34 Then (A)the King will say to (B)those on his right, ‘Come, you (C)who are blessed by my Father, (D)inherit (E)the kingdom (F)prepared for you (G)from the foundation of the world. 35 For (H)I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you (I)gave me drink, (J)I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 (K)I was naked and you clothed me, (L)I was sick and you (M)visited me, (N)I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
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Psalm 37:19
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19 they are not put to shame in evil times;
in (A)the days of famine they have abundance.
James 2:13
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13 For (A)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Hebrews 6:10
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10 For (A)God is not unjust so as to overlook (B)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (C)serving the saints, as you still do.
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Luke 14:13-14
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13 But when you give a feast, (A)invite (B)the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. For you will be repaid (C)at (D)the resurrection of the just.”
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Isaiah 58:7-11
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7 Is it not (A)to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
(B)and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 (C)Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
(D)and your healing shall spring up speedily;
(E)your righteousness shall go before you;
(F)the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away (G)the yoke from your midst,
(H)the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 (I)if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
(J)then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be (K)like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
Psalm 112:9
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9 He has (A)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his (B)horn is exalted in honor.
Mark 14:7
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7 For (A)you always have the poor with you, and whenever (B)you want, you can do good for them. But (C)you will not always have me.
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Psalm 37:26
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26 He is ever (A)lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
Revelation 3:10
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10 (A)Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try (B)those who dwell on the earth.
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1 Thessalonians 5:14
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14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish (A)the idle,[a] (B)encourage the fainthearted, (C)help the weak, (D)be patient with them all.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Or disorderly, or undisciplined
Galatians 2:10
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10 Only, they asked us to remember the poor, (A)the very thing I was eager to do.
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Job 31:16-20
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16 “If I have (A)withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have (B)caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless[a] grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother's womb I guided the widow[b]),
19 if I have seen anyone (C)perish for (D)lack of clothing,
or the needy without (E)covering,
20 if his body has not (F)blessed me,[c]
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
Job 29:12-16
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12 because I (A)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 (B)The blessing of him who was (C)about to perish came upon me,
and I caused (D)the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I (E)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and (F)a turban.
15 I was (G)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (H)the cause of him whom I did not know.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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7 “If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, (A)you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, 8 but (B)you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. 9 Take care lest there be an unworthy thought in your heart and you say, ‘The seventh year, the year of release is near,’ and your (C)eye look grudgingly[a] on your poor brother, and you give him nothing, and he (D)cry to the Lord against you, and (E)you be guilty of sin. 10 You shall give to him freely, and (F)your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because (G)for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. 11 For (H)there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, (I)‘You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.’
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- Deuteronomy 15:9 Or be evil; also verse 10
Psalm 34:19
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
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Remember Your Creator in Your Youth
12 Remember also your Creator in (A)the days of your youth, before (B)the evil days come and the years draw near of which (C)you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;
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