A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall give to him freely without begrudging it; because of this the Lord will bless you in all your work and in all you undertake. American Standard Version (1901) Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him; because that for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto. Common English Bible No, give generously to needy persons. Don’t resent giving to them because it is this very thing that will lead to the LORD your God’s blessing you in all you do and work at. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, you shall give to him. Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs, so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But thou shalt give to him. Neither shalt thou do any thing craftily in relieving his necessities: that the Lord thy God may bless thee at all times, and in all things to which thou shalt put thy hand. |
A generous person will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it.
But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.
and if you offer yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted one, then your light will shine in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
‘And the King will answer them, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
In every way I’ve shown you that it is necessary to help the weak by labouring like this and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, because he said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ’
if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the resident foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your city gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years #– #worth twice the wages of a hired worker. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
‘There will be no poor among you, however, because the Lord is certain to bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance #– #
You may charge a foreigner interest, but you must not charge your brother Israelite interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are entering to possess.
‘When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the resident foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
The Lord will grant you a blessing on your barns and on everything you do; , he will bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
If anyone speaks, let it be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, let it be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.