Matthew 5:42

The English Standar Version

Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

Cross References

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;

Romans 12:20

To the contrary, "if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head."

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Luke 11:41

But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Matthew 5:41

And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.