Bible Cross References
that despiseth
Proverbs 11:12
It is foolish to speak scornfully of others. If you are smart, you will keep quiet.
Proverbs 17:5
If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune.
Proverbs 18:3
Sin and shame go together. Lose your honor, and you will get scorn in its place.
Job 31:13-15
13
When any of my servants complained against me, I would listen and treat them fairly.
14
If I did not, how could I then face God? What could I say when God came to judge me?
15
The same God who created me created my servants also.
Job 35:5
Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are!
Job 35:6
If you sin, that does no harm to God. If you do wrong many times, does that affect him?
Psalm 22:24
He does not neglect the poor or ignore their suffering; he does not turn away from them, but answers when they call for help."
Luke 18:9
Jesus also told this parable to people who were sure of their own goodness and despised everybody else.
James 2:5
Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.
James 2:6
But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!
James 2:14-16
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My friends, what good is it for one of you to say that you have faith if your actions do not prove it? Can that faith save you?
15
Suppose there are brothers or sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat.
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What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!"---if you don't give them the necessities of life?
he that hath
Proverbs 14:31
If you oppress poor people, you insult the God who made them; but kindness shown to the poor is an act of worship.
Proverbs 11:24
Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
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 28:27
Give to the poor and you will never be in need. If you close your eyes to the poor, many people will curse you.
Psalm 41:1
Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the LORD will help them when they are in trouble.
Psalm 41:2
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.
Psalm 112:5
Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.
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 58:7-12
7
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.
8
"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.
9
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.
11
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.
12
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."
Daniel 4:27
So then, Your Majesty, follow my advice. Stop sinning, do what is right, and be merciful to the poor. Then you will continue to be prosperous."
Matthew 25:34-46
34
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.
35
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.'
37
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?'
40
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!'
41
"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!
42
I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink;
43
I was a stranger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me.'
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Then they will answer him, 'When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you?'
45
The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me.'
46
These, then, will be sent off to eternal punishment, but the righteous will go to eternal life."
Luke 6:30-36
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Give to everyone who asks you for something, and when someone takes what is yours, do not ask for it back.
31
Do for others just what you want them to do for you.
32
"If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them!
33
And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that!
34
And if you lend only to those from whom you hope to get it back, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount!
35
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.
36
Be merciful just as your Father is merciful.
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.' "
Hebrews 6:12
We do not want you to become lazy, but to be like those who believe and are patient, and so receive what God has promised.
1 John 3:17-22
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If we are rich and see others in need, yet close our hearts against them, how can we claim that we love God?
18
My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
19
This, then, is how we will know that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God's presence.
20
If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything.
21
And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence.
22
We receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him.