Bible Cross References
the liberal
2 Samuel 9:1-13
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And David said, Is there yet anyone left from the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan's sake?
2
And there was a servant of the house of Saul, and his name was Ziba. And they brought him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I [am] your servant.
3
And the king said, Is there yet a man left of the house of Saul, that I may act towards him with the mercy of God? And Ziba said to the king, There is yet a son of Jonathan, lame [in] his feet.
4
And the king said, Where [is] he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, [he is] in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo Debar.
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And King David went, and took him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo Debar.
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And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul came to the King David, and he fell upon his face and bowed down before him. And David said to him, Mephibosheth; and he said, Behold your servant.
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And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely deal mercifully with you for the sake of Jonathan your father, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul the father of your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.
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And Mephibosheth bowed down and said, Who am I your servant, that you have looked upon a dead dog like me?
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And the king called Ziba the servant of Saul, and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house have I given to the son of your lord.
10
And you, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him; and you shall bring in bread to the son of your lord, and he shall eat bread; and Mephibosheth the son of your lord shall eat bread continually at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do. So Mephibosheth did eat at the table of David, as one of the sons of the king.
12
And Mephibosheth had a little son, and his name [was] Micha: and all the household of Ziba [were] servants to Mephibosheth.
13
And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he continually ate at the table of the king; and he was lame in both of his feet.
Job 31:16-21
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But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
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And if I also ate my morsel alone, and did not impart [of it] to the orphan;
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(for I nourished them as a father from my youth and guided [them] from my mother's womb.)
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And if I too overlooked the naked as he was perishing, and did not clothe him;
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and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
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if I lifted my hand against an orphan, trusting that my strength was far superior [to his]:
Psalm 112:9
He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 11:24
There are [some] who scatter their own, and make it more, and there are some also who gather, yet have less.
Luke 6:33-35
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And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
34
And if you lend [to those] from whom you hope to receive [it] back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may receive the same amount back.
35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping to receive nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
Acts 9:39
And arising, Peter went with them. When he arrived, they took him into the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him weeping, showing [him] tunics and cloaks which Dorcas was making, [while] being with them.
Acts 11:29
Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined as a ministry to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea;
Acts 11:30
which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
2 Corinthians 8:2
how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their generosity.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
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But this I say: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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Let each [one give] just as he decides in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
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And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound for every good work,
9
just as it is written: "He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."
10
Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
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in everything being made rich to all generosity, which produces thanksgiving through us to God.