2 Corinthians 9:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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1 Peter 4:9

God

General references

Exodus 35:21

Proverbs 3:10

Bible References

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When there cometh to be among you a needy person any one of thy brethren within any one of thy gates, in thy land, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties;

A base man, shall no longer be called, noble, - Nor, knave, be named, liberal;

Be not sighing, brethren, one against another, lest ye be judged, - Lo! the Judge, before the doors, is standing.

Showing hospitality one to another without murmuring, -

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For, if the forwardness is set forth, according to what one may have, he is well approved, not according to what one hath not.

Speak unto the sons of Israel, that they take for me a heave-offering, - of every man whose heart urgeth him, shall ye take my heave-offering.

Take ye from among you, a heave-offering to Yahweh, every one whose heart is willing shall bring it in, even the heave-offering of Yahweh, gold and silver and bronze:

But I know, O my God, that, thou, art proving the heart, and, with uprightness, wilt thou be pleased, - I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these things, now, therefore, thy people who are found here, have I seen with joy, offering willingly unto thee.

The liberal soul, shall he enriched, and, he that refresheth, shall himself also be refreshed.

A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, - because he hath given of his bread to the poor.

In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said - Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!

Or he that exhorteth, in his exhorting, he that imparteth, let it be with liberality, he that taketh a lead, with diligence, he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

General references

and they brought in - every man whose heart lifted him up, - and, every one whose spirit made him willing, brought in the heave-offering of Yahweh, for the construction of the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments.

So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.