Bible Cross References
He that hath a bountiful eye
Proverbs 11:25
Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
Proverbs 19:17
When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back.
Proverbs 21:13
If you refuse to listen to the cry of the poor, your own cry for help will not be heard.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
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"If in any of the towns in the land that the LORD your God is giving you there are Israelites in need, then do not be selfish and refuse to help them.
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Instead, be generous and lend them as much as they need.
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Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be held guilty.
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Give to them freely and unselfishly, and the LORD will bless you in everything you do.
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There will always be some Israelites who are poor and in need, and so I command you to be generous to them.
Deuteronomy 28:56
Even the most refined woman of noble birth, so rich that she has never had to walk anywhere, will behave in the same way. When the enemy besieges her town, she will become so desperate for food that she will secretly eat her newborn child and the afterbirth as well. She will not share them with the husband she loves or with any of her children.
Job 31:16-20
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I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair
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or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
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All my life I have taken care of them.
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When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,
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I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.
Psalm 41:1-3
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Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble.
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The LORD will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.
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The LORD will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health.
Psalm 112:9
He gives generously to the needy, and his kindness never fails; he will be powerful and respected.
Ecclesiastes 11:1
Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit.
Ecclesiastes 11:2
Put your investments in several places---many places even---because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world.
Isaiah 32:8
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
Isaiah 58:7-12
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Share your food with the hungry and open your homes to the homeless poor. Give clothes to those who have nothing to wear, and do not refuse to help your own relatives.
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"Then my favor will shine on you like the morning sun, and your wounds will be quickly healed. I will always be with you to save you; my presence will protect you on every side.
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When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;
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if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.
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And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry.
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Your people will rebuild what has long been in ruins, building again on the old foundations. You will be known as the people who rebuilt the walls, who restored the ruined houses."
Matthew 20:15
Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?' "
Matthew 25:34-40
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Then the King will say to the people on his right, 'Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world.
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I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes,
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naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me.'
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The righteous will then answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink?
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When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you?
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When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you?'
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The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'
Mark 7:22
commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things; deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly---
Luke 6:35-38
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No! Love your enemies and do good to them; lend and expect nothing back. You will then have a great reward, and you will be children of the Most High God. For he is good to the ungrateful and the wicked.
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Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.
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"Do not judge others, and God will not judge you; do not condemn others, and God will not condemn you; forgive others, and God will forgive you.
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Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands---all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you."
Acts 20:35
I have shown you in all things that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.' "
2 Corinthians 8:1
Our friends, we want you to know what God's grace has accomplished in the churches in Macedonia.
2 Corinthians 8:2
They have been severely tested by the troubles they went through; but their joy was so great that they were extremely generous in their giving, even though they are very poor.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
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Remember that the person who plants few seeds will have a small crop; the one who plants many seeds will have a large crop.
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You should each give, then, as you have decided, not with regret or out of a sense of duty; for God loves the one who gives gladly.
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And God is able to give you more than you need, so that you will always have all you need for yourselves and more than enough for every good cause.
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As the scripture says, "He gives generously to the needy; his kindness lasts forever."
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And God, who supplies seed for the sower and bread to eat, will also supply you with all the seed you need and will make it grow and produce a rich harvest from your generosity.
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He will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times, so that many will thank God for your gifts which they receive from us.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.
1 Timothy 6:19
In this way they will store up for themselves a treasure which will be a solid foundation for the future. And then they will be able to win the life which is true life.
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unfair. He will not forget the work you did or the love you showed for him in the help you gave and are still giving to other Christians.
Hebrews 13:16
Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.
1 Peter 4:9
Open your homes to each other without complaining.