Psa 112:9, Ecc 11:1-2, Isa 32:8, 58:7-12, Mat 20:15, 25:34-40 | ESV | STEP | He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor ; his righteousness endures forever ; his horn is exalted in honor .

1 ^cCast your bread upon the waters,
^dfor you will find it after many days.
2 ^eGive a portion to ^fseven, or even to eight,
^gfor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.

Isaiah 32:8

8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.

Isaiah 58:7-12

7 Is it not ^hto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
ⁱand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 ^jThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^kand your healing shall spring up speedily;
^lyour righteousness shall go before you;
^mthe 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 ⁿthe yoke from your midst,
^othe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 ^pif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^qthen 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 ^rlike a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 ^sAnd your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in.

Matthew 20:15

15 ^tAm I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or ^udo you begrudge my generosity?’ ^{▼▼Or is your eye bad because I am good?}

Matthew 25:34-40

34 Then ^wthe King will say to ^xthose on his right, ‘Come, you ^ywho are blessed by my Father, ^zinherit ^aathe kingdom ^abprepared for you ^acfrom the foundation of the world. 35 For ^adI was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you ^aegave me drink, ^afI was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 ^agI was naked and you clothed me, ^ahI was sick and you ^aivisited me, ^ajI 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?’ 40 And ^akthe King will answer them, ^al‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these ^ammy brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} you did it to me.’