17 A person of kindness rewards himself,* but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:17 Cross References - LEB
Job 20:19-23
19 for he has oppressed; he has abandoned the poor; he has seized a house but* did not build it.
20 Because he has not known satisfaction in his stomach, ⌊he lets nothing escape that he desires⌋.*
21 ⌊There is nothing left after he has eaten⌋;* therefore his prosperity will not endure.
22 In the fullness of his excess ⌊he will be in distress⌋;* all of misery's power will come upon him.
23 ⌊When his stomach fills up⌋,* God will send ⌊his burning anger⌋* upon him, and he will let it rain down upon him* as his food.
Psalms 41:1-4
1 For the music director. A psalm of David.*
Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor; in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him. 2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will* of his enemies. 3 Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed. In his illness, you ⌊restore to health⌋.* 4 As for me, I said, "O Yahweh, be gracious to me. Heal me,* for I have sinned against you."
Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor; in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him. 2 Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive; he is blessed in the land, and you do not give him into the will* of his enemies. 3 Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed. In his illness, you ⌊restore to health⌋.* 4 As for me, I said, "O Yahweh, be gracious to me. Heal me,* for I have sinned against you."
Psalms 112:4-9
4 His light rises in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 It goes well for a man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his ⌊business properly⌋.*
6 For he will not be shaken forever; the righteous ⌊will be remembered forever⌋.*
7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is steadfast, secure* in Yahweh.
8 His heart is sustained; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his enemies.
9 ⌊He gives lavishly⌋* to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Proverbs 15:27
27 He who makes trouble for his house is he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.
Ecclesiastes 4:8
8 Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. He laments, "For whom am I toiling and depriving ⌊myself⌋* of pleasure?" This also is vanity—it is an unhappy business!
Isaiah 32:7-8
Isaiah 57:1
1 The righteous one perishes, and there is no one who takes* it to heart. And men of faithfulness are gathered, while there is no one who understands, for the righteous is gathered from the presence of wickedness.
Isaiah 58:7-12
7 Is it not to break your bread for the hungry? You must bring ⌊home⌋* the poor, the homeless. When you see the naked, you must cover him, and you must not hide yourself from your ⌊relatives⌋.*
8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall grow quickly. And your salvation shall go before you; the glory of Yahweh will be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I am!' If you remove from among you the yoke, the ⌊finger-pointing⌋* and ⌊evil speech⌋,*
10 if* you offer your soul to the hungry, and you satisfy the appetite of the afflicted, then* your light shall rise in the darkness, and your darkness will be like noon.
11 And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
12 And they shall rebuild ancient ruins from you; you shall erect the foundations of ⌊many generations,⌋* and ⌊you shall be called⌋* the bricklayer of the breach, the restorer of paths to live in.
Daniel 4:27
27 Therefore, O king, let my advice be acceptable to you and your sin remove* with righteousness and your iniquity with having mercy on the oppressed, ⌊in case there might be a prolongation of your prosperity⌋.'"*
Matthew 5:7
7 Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 6:14-15
Matthew 25:34-40
34 Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world!
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something* to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something* to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me as a guest,
36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I 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 something* to drink?
38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you* as a guest, or naked and clothe you?*
39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and come to you?'
40 And the king will answer and* say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did it* to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it* to me.'
Luke 6:38
38 Give, and it will be given to you, a good measure—pressed down, shaken, overflowing—they will pour out into your lap. For with the measure by which you measure out, it will be measured out to you in return."
2 Corinthians 9:6-14
6 Now the point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not ⌊reluctantly⌋* or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
8 And God is able to cause all grace to abound to you, so that in everything at all times, because you* have enough of everything, you may overflow in every good work.
9 Just as it is written,
"He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains ⌊forever⌋*."* 10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow, 11 being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God. 13 Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone, 14 and they are longing for you in their prayers for you, because of the surpassing grace of God to you.
"He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains ⌊forever⌋*."* 10 Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow, 11 being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God. 13 Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone, 14 and they are longing for you in their prayers for you, because of the surpassing grace of God to you.
Philippians 4:17
17 Not that I seek the gift, but I seek for the profit that increases to your account.
James 2:13
13 For judgment is merciless to the one who has not practiced mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
James 5:1-5
1 Come now, you rich people, weep and cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!
2 Your wealth has rotted, and your clothing has become moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you, and it will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days.
4 Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have lived self-indulgently on the earth* and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.