Bible Verses about “giving”

“¶ ‹Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.›”

“‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›”

“‹Therefore when thou doest› [thine] ‹alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.›”

“‹That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.›”

“‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›”

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, ‹It is more blessed to give than to receive.›”

“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it].”

“¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”

“That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;”

“Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;”

“Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”

“¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”

“But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

“¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it].”

“‹Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask› [them] ‹not again.›”

“¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.”

“And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.”

“And he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto them, ‹Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:›”

“‹For all› [they] ‹did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had,› [even] ‹all her living.›”

“¶ And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.”

“¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”