Bible Cross References
the liberal
2 Samuel 9:1-13
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Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2
And [there was] a servant of the house of Saul whose name [was] Ziba. So when they had called him to David, the king said to him, "[Are] you Ziba?" And he said, "At your service!"
3
Then the king said, "[Is] there not still someone of the house of Saul, to whom I may show the kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan [who is] lame in [his] feet."
4
So the king said to him, "Where [is] he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Indeed he [is] in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar."
5
Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6
Now when Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face and prostrated himself. Then David said, "Mephibosheth?" And he answered, "Here is your servant!"
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So David said to him, "Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually."
8
Then he bowed himself, and said, "What [is] your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?"
9
And the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
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"You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in [the harvest,] that your master's son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread at my table always." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11
Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do." "As for Mephibosheth," [said the king,] "he shall eat at my table like one of the king's sons."
12
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name [was] Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants of Mephibosheth.
13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
Job 31:16-21
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"If I have kept the poor from [their] desire, Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
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Or eaten my morsel by myself, So that the fatherless could not eat of it
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(But from my youth I reared him as a father, And from my mother's womb I guided [the widow);]
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If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or any poor [man] without covering;
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If his heart has not blessed me, And [if] he was [not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21
If I have raised my hand against the fatherless, When I saw I had help in the gate;
Psalm 112:9
He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 11:24
There is [one] who scatters, yet increases more; And there is [one] who withholds more than is right, But it [leads] to poverty.
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 back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back.
35
"But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.
Acts 9:39
Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought [him] to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.
Acts 11:29
Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.
Acts 11:30
This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
2 Corinthians 8:2
that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality.
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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[So let] each one [give] as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
8
And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all [things,] may have an abundance for every good work.
9
As it is written: "He has dispersed abroad, 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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while [you are] enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God.