Bible verses about "generosity" | MLV

Proverbs 21:13

13 He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he will also cry, but will not be heard.

Proverbs 22:9

9 He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, because he gives of his bread to the poor.

Matthew 10:42

42 And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to drink to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, assuredly I am saying to you, He may never lose his reward.

2 Corinthians 9:6

6 But I say this, He who is sowing sparingly will also be reaping sparingly, and he who is sowing upon his bounties will also be reaping upon his bounties. 7 Let each man give just-as he proposes in his heart; not out of sorrow or out of necessity; for God loves a joyful giver.

1 John 3:17

17 But whoever has the world’s good life and should view his brother having need and then should lock his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Proverbs 19:17

17 He who has pity upon a poor man lends to Jehovah and he will repay him his good deed.

Matthew 6:21

21 For where your treasure is, your heart will also be there.

1 Timothy 6:17-19

17 Command the rich in this current age, not to be cavalier, nor to have hope on the uncertainty of riches, but have hope in the living God, who is richly providing to us all things toward enjoyment; 18 also command them to work what is good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in giving, generous, 19 storing up for themselves a good foundation toward the future, in order that they may grab the everlasting life.

Luke 21:1-4

1 Now he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 But he also saw a certain poor widow casting two bronze-coins in there. 3 And he said, Truly I say to you, This poor widow cast in more-than they all. 4 For all these cast into the gifts of God out of what is abounding to them, but she cast in out of her lacking, all the livelihood that she had.


Proverbs 11:24-25

24 There is he who scatters and increases yet more and there is he who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
25 The generous soul will be made prosperous and he who waters will also be watered himself.

Luke 6:38

38 Give and it will be given to you; they will be giving good measure into your bosom, what has been packed-down and shaken together and pouring over. For with the same measure you measure, it will be measured to you again.

Acts 20:35

35 I showed to you an example in all things, that so laboring, it is essential to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more fortunate to give than to receive.

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