Character & Virtues
Bible Verses About generosity
15 key scriptures
Discover 15 powerful Bible verses about generosity. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential character & virtues topic.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Acts 20:35 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “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.” |
15 Key Scriptures
“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.”
Acts 20:35KJV
“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.”
Luke 6:38KJV
“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. that which: or, his deed”
“And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.”
Luke 21:1KJV
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”
Matthew 6:21KJV
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly , or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”
“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully .”
“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; uncertain: Gr. uncertainty of riches”
“And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.”
“But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”
1 John 3:17KJV
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. He that: Heb. Good of eye”
“A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. discretion: Heb. judgment”
Psalms 112:5KJV
“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. liberal: Heb. soul of blessing”
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