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.

Not

1 Peter 4:9

God

General references

Exodus 35:21

Proverbs 3:10

Bible References

Not

“If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;

Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,

Or desire his delicacies;

No longer will the fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing

right at the door.

Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

God

For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.

“Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.

‘Take from among you a contribution to the Lord; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the Lord’s

contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,

Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

The

generous man will be prosperous,

And he who waters will himself be watered.

He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.

In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with

liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

General references

Everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s

contribution for the work of the tent of meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments.

So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.