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If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.
Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs.
Deuteronomy Chapter 15: Verses 7 - 8
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land. Freeing Servants
Deuteronomy Chapter 15: Verse 11
Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you. Judges
Deuteronomy Chapter 16: Verse 17
Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
Psalms Chapter 41: Verse 1
Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Proverbs Chapter 3: Verse 9
One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs Chapter 11: Verses 24 - 25
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Proverbs Chapter 13: Verse 7
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.
Proverbs Chapter 14: Verse 21
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
Proverbs Chapter 19: Verse 17
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
Proverbs Chapter 21: Verse 26
A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs Chapter 22: Verse 9
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Proverbs Chapter 28: Verse 27
She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
Proverbs Chapter 31: Verse 20
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 11: Verse 1
But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands. The Women of Jerusalem
Isaiah Chapter 32: Verse 8
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
Malachi Chapter 3: Verse 10
"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Prayer
Matthew Chapter 6: Verses 1 - 4
Jesus answered, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."
Matthew Chapter 19: Verse 21
John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."
Luke Chapter 3: Verse 11
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Luke Chapter 6: Verse 38
But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
Luke Chapter 11: Verses 41 - 42
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Watchfulness
Luke Chapter 12: Verses 33 - 34
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 Chapter 20: Verse 35
Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Romans Chapter 12: Verse 13
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
1 Corinthians Chapter 13: Verse 3
On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.
1 Corinthians Chapter 16: Verse 2
At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality,
2 Corinthians Chapter 8: Verse 14
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians Chapter 9: Verses 6 - 7
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians Chapter 4: Verse 28
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy Chapter 5: Verse 8
If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
1 Timothy Chapter 5: Verse 16
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
1 Timothy Chapter 6: Verse 17
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1 John Chapter 3: Verses 17 - 18
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