Bible Verses about Giving

Each person should give as much as he has decided in his… 2 Corinthians 9:7

Each person should give as much as he has decided in his heart, not with reluctance or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7	Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. joy heart generosity
But who am I, and what are your people, that we should be able to do this? All things belong to you, and everything that we have given you is from your hand. 1 Chronicles 29:14	But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. money dependence

A gift opens doors for the giver and wins him access to the powerful. Proverbs 18:16	A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before the great. reward
A generous person will be enriched; he who refreshes others will also be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25	Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. generosity food selfishness
As long as the goodwill is present, the gift will be acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have. 2 Corinthians 8:12	For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. encouragement generosity
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be poured into your lap. The measure that you use for others will be used to measure you. Luke 6:38	Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you. reward receiving generosity
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops. Proverbs 3:9	Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce. money sacrifice harvest
The one who provides seed for sowing and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 2 Corinthians 9:10	He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. righteousness food generosity
Enriched in every way, you will be able to practice all your acts of generosity, which, through our intervention, will result in thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11	You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. generosity blessing gratitude
And God is able to enrich you with an abundance of every grace, so that, with all of your needs provided for, you may be able to produce a surplus of good works. 2 Corinthians 9:8	And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. blessing worrying goodness
Do not withhold kindness from anyone to whom it is due when it is in your power to grant it. Proverbs 3:27	Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it. honesty debt
Bring the tithes in full into the treasury so that there may be food in my house. Put me thus to the test, says the Lord of hosts, and see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down blessings upon you without measure. Malachi 3:10	Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. food blessing harvest
Therefore, whenever you give alms, do not trumpet your generosity, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets in order to win the praise of others. Amen, I say to you, they have already received their reward. Matthew 6:2	Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. humility reward
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not demand the return of what is yours from the one who has taken it. Luke 6:30	Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. debt generosity
Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you what your heart desires. Psalm 37:4	Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. seeking heart
All day long the godless man continues to covet, whereas the righteous man gives unsparingly. Proverbs 21:26	All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back. greed materialism desires
Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Matthew 19:21	Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” blameless materialism heaven
If I give away everything to feed the poor and hand over my body to be burned, but do not have love, I achieve nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3	If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. love suffering pride
The wicked man borrows but neglects to repay, whereas the righteous man is generous in giving. Psalm 37:21	The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. debt money righteousness
Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. You received without payment; give in the same way. Matthew 10:8	Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. healing receiving sickness
But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. Your almsgiving must be done in secret. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you. Matthew 6:3-4	But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. reward Father
Then Nehemiah added: “You now may go. Eat rich food and drink what is sweet. Moreover, send some of these to those for whom nothing has been prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Furthermore, do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10	Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” food joy
Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments; defend the rights of the wretched and the poor. Proverbs 31:9	Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy. righteousness speaking widows
Remember this: if you sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly, and if you sow generously, you will reap generously as well. 2 Corinthians 9:6	The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. harvest generosity
He said to them in reply, “Anyone who has two coats must share with the person who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.” Luke 3:11	And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” materialism poverty neighbor