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Luke 14:12
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Luke 14:12

Luke 14:12

Jesus also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.

Proverbs 22:16


He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.

Matthew 6:1-4

“Be [very] careful not to do your good deeds publicly, to be seen by men; otherwise you will have no reward [prepared and awaiting you] with your Father who is in heaven.

Proverbs 14:20


The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.

Zechariah 7:5-7

“Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years [that you were in exile], was it actually for Me that you fasted?

Matthew 5:46

For if you love [only] those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that?

Matthew 6:16-18

“And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they put on a sad and dismal face [like actors, discoloring their faces with ashes or dirt] so that their fasting may be seen by men. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, they [already] have their reward in full.

Luke 1:53


“He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.

Luke 6:32-36

If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

James 2:1-6

My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].

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Summary

Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

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When

Luke 1:53

“He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.
Proverbs 14:20

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor,
But those who love the rich are many.
Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
James 2:1
My fellow believers, do not practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of partiality [toward people—show no favoritism, no prejudice, no snobbery].

And a

Luke 6:32
If you [only] love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Zechariah 7:5
“Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests, saying, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these seventy years [that you were in exile], was it actually for Me that you fasted?
Matthew 5:46
For if you love [only] those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that?
Matthew 6:1
“Be [very] careful not to do your good deeds publicly, to be seen by men; otherwise you will have no reward [prepared and awaiting you] with your Father who is in heaven.

General references

Matthew 5:42
Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
Luke 6:34
If you lend [money] to those from whom you expect to receive [it back], what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners expecting to receive back the same amount.
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