Pro 14:21, 19:17, Mat 25:40, Joh 12:8, 2Cor 8:7-9, 1Jo 3:17-21, 4:21 | ESV | STEP | Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner , but blessed is he who is generous to the poor .

Proverbs 14:21

21 Whoever ^adespises his neighbor is a sinner,
but ^bblessed is he who is generous to the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

17 ^cWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he ^dwill repay him for his ^edeed.

Matthew 25:40

40 And ^fthe King will answer them, ^g‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^hmy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’

John 12:8

8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

2 Corinthians 8:7-9

7 But as ^jyou excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in your love for us}— ^lsee that you excel in this act of grace also.

8 ^mI say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ⁿthough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

1 John 3:17-21

17 But ^oif anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet ^pcloses his heart against him, ^qhow does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not ^rlove in word or talk but in deed and ^sin truth.

19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, ^tif our heart does not condemn us, ^uwe have confidence before God;

1 John 4:21

21 And ^vthis commandment we have from him: ^wwhoever loves God must also love his brother.