100 Verses about Generosity towards others

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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

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.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

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

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

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.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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?

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

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.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.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 which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: He will guide his affairs with discretion.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

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

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: But he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, And I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

and sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

We love him, because he first loved us.

learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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

for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

And Zacchæus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

He coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and spareth not.

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;that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,and laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness endureth for ever; His horn shall be exalted with honour.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

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

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Defend the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, And the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God in his holy habitation.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

Honour the LORD with thy substance, And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

and the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: