Bible Verses About Liberality

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

Jehovah, remember for David All his affliction;

How he sware unto Jehovah, And vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob:

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed;

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids;

Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.

Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.

Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Consider, I pray you, from this day and backward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Jehovah’s temple was laid, consider it.

Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree have not brought forth; from this day will I bless you.

Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah 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.

And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts.

And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not 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 received their reward.

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

that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret shall recompense thee.

Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful; for he was one that had great possessions.