fCited 2 Cor. 9:9
jSee 2 Cor. 9:6-11
Psalms 41:1-2
O Lord, Be Gracious to Me
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 aBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ▼▼Or weak
cIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you ddo not give him up to the will of his enemies.
Psalms 112:5
5It is well with the man who edeals generously and lends;who conducts his affairs with justice.
Psalms 112:9
9He has fdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;his righteousness endures forever;
his ghorn is exalted in honor.
Proverbs 11:24-25
24 hOne gives ifreely, yet grows all the richer;another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 jWhoever brings blessing kwill be enriched,
and lone who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 14:31
31Whoever oppresses a poor man minsults his nMaker,obut he who is generous to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 19:17
17 pWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,and he qwill repay him for his rdeed.
Proverbs 28:27
27Whoever sgives to the poor will not want,but he who thides his eyes will get many a curse.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Cast Your Bread upon the Waters
1 uCast your bread upon the waters,vfor you will find it after many days.
2 wGive a portion to xseven, or even to eight,
yfor you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
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