Matthew 5:42

New International Version

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Cross References

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Sow your seed in the morning, and at evening let your hands not be idle, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both will do equally well.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.”

Matthew 5:41

If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

Luke 11:41

But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.

Romans 12:20

On the contrary: “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

Hebrews 13:16

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.