oCited 2 Cor. 9:9
q[ch. 22:9; 28:27; Eccles. 11:1; Matt. 10:42; Heb. 6:10]; See Deut. 15:7-10; Matt. 25:40; 2 Cor. 9:6-8
ahSee Rom. 12:13
Deuteronomy 15:7
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, ayou shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother,Deuteronomy 15:10
10You shall give to him freely, and byour heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because cfor this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.Psalms 41:1-3
O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 dBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ▼▼Or weak
fIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you gdo not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health. ▼
▼Hebrew you turn all his bed
Psalms 112:5-9
5It is well with the man who ideals generously and lends;who conducts his affairs with justice.
6For the righteous will jnever be moved;
khe will be remembered forever.
7He is not lafraid of bad news;
his mheart is firm, ntrusting in the Lord.
8His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9He has odistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his phorn is exalted in honor.
Proverbs 19:17
17 qWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,and he rwill repay him for his sdeed.
Proverbs 22:9
9 tWhoever has a bountiful ▼▼Hebrew good
eye will be blessed,for he vshares his bread with the poor.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
The Cheerful Giver
6The point is this: wwhoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully ▼▼Greek with blessings; twice in this verse
will also reap bountifully. 7Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, ynot reluctantly or under compulsion, for zGod loves a cheerful giver. 8And aaGod is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency ▼▼Or all contentment
in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9As it is written, ac“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever.”
10He who supplies adseed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and aeincrease the harvest of your righteousness. 11 afYou will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which agthrough us will produce thanksgiving to God.
Hebrews 13:16
16Do not neglect to do good and ahto share what you have, for such aisacrifices are pleasing to God.
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