This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God’s house, and I will give to you a tenth of all that you give me.’
Proverbs 3:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Honour the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Honour the LORD with thy substance, And with the firstfruits of all thine increase: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Honor the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors] and with the firstfruits of all your income; [Deut. 26:2; Mal. 3:10; Luke 14:13, 14.] American Standard Version (1901) Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase: Common English Bible Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the first of all your crops. Catholic Public Domain Version Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits: |
This stone that I have set up as a marker will be God’s house, and I will give to you a tenth of all that you give me.’
The chief priest Azariah, of the household of Zadok, answered him, ‘Since they began bringing the offering to the Lord’s temple, we have been eating and are satisfied and there is plenty left over because the Lord has blessed his people; this abundance is what is left over.’
He was diligent in every deed that he began in the service of God’s temple, in the instruction and the commands, in order to seek his God, and he prospered.
‘You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give me the firstborn of your sons.
Also observe the Festival of Harvest with the firstfruits of your produce from what you sow in the field, and observe the Festival of Ingathering , at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
‘Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God. ‘You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
‘Bring the best firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God. ‘You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.’
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honours him.
You have not brought me your sheep for burnt offerings or honoured me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings or wearied you with incense.
But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you; I am the Lord your God.
You are to offer a loaf from your first batch of dough as a contribution; offer it just like a contribution from the threshing-floor.
On the first day of the week, each of you is to set something aside and save in keeping with how he is prospering, so that no collections will need to be made when I come.
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.