Bible Verses about “giving to the poor”

“"Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."”

“In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"”

“Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.”

“He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.”

“Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys.”

“Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you.”

“But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

“Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."”

“For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.”

“You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.”

“If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;”

“but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need [in that] which he wants.”

“He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.”

“Beware that there not be a base thought in your heart, saying, "The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand;" and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you.”

“He looked up, and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury.”

“He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.”

“He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them,”

“for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on."”

“He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."”