Bible Cross References
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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 15:14-11
Proverbs 23:6-8
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Don't eat at the table of a stingy person or be greedy for the fine food he serves.
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"Come on and have some more," he says, but he doesn't mean it. What he thinks is what he really is.
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You will vomit up what you have eaten, and all your flattery will be wasted.
Isaiah 32:5
No one will think that a fool is honorable or say that a scoundrel is honest.
Isaiah 32:8
But an honorable person acts honestly and stands firm for what is right.
James 5:9
Do not complain against one another, my friends, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.
1 Peter 4:9
Open your homes to each other without complaining.
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2 Corinthians 8:12
If you are eager to give, God will accept your gift on the basis of what you have to give, not on what you don't have.
Exodus 25:2
"Tell the Israelites to make an offering to me. Receive whatever offerings anyone wishes to give.
Exodus 35:5
Make an offering to the LORD. Everyone who wishes to do so is to bring an offering of gold, silver, or bronze;
1 Chronicles 29:17
I know that you test everyone's heart and are pleased with people of integrity. In honesty and sincerity I have willingly given all this to you, and I have seen how your people who are gathered here have been happy to bring offerings to you.
Proverbs 11:25
Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
Proverbs 22:9
Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.
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.' "
Romans 12:8
if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.