Proverbs 22:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The LORD blesses everyone who freely gives food to the poor.

Cross References

Psalm 112:9

They will always be remembered and greatly praised, because they were kind and freely gave to the poor.

Proverbs 11:17

Kindness is rewarded— but if you are cruel, you hurt yourself.

Proverbs 11:25

Generosity will be rewarded: give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return.

Proverbs 11:27

Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it.

Proverbs 14:21

It's wrong to hate others, but God blesses everyone who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid.

Proverbs 21:13

If you won't help the poor, don't expect to be heard when you cry out for help.

Proverbs 28:24

If you cheat your parents and don't think it's wrong, you are a common thief.

Proverbs 28:27

Giving to the poor will keep you from poverty, but if you close your eyes to their needs, everyone will curse you.

Proverbs 31:20

and she helps the poor and the needy.

Isaiah 32:8

But helpful people can always be trusted to make helpful plans.

Matthew 20:15

Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Why should you be jealous, if I want to be generous?”

Mark 7:22

unfaithfulness in marriage, greed, meanness, deceit, indecency, envy, insults, pride, and foolishness.

Luke 14:13

When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Acts 20:35

By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is weak. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, “More blessings come from giving than from receiving.”

Deuteronomy 28:56

A woman may have grown up in such luxury that she never had to put a foot on the ground. But times will be so bad that she will secretly eat both her newborn baby and the afterbirth, without sharing any with her husband or her other children.

Hebrews 13:16

But don't forget to help others and to share your possessions with them. This too is like offering a sacrifice that pleases God.

Hebrews 6:10

God is always fair. He will remember how you helped his people in the past and how you are still helping them. You belong to God, and he won't forget the love you have shown his people.

1 Peter 4:9

Welcome people into your home and don't grumble about it.