Luke 14:12

Then he told the man who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, stop inviting only your friends, brothers, relatives, or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return and you would be repaid.

Proverbs 22:16

Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.

Matthew 6:1-4

"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

Proverbs 14:20

The poor person is shunned by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the wealthy.

Zechariah 7:5-7

"Talk to everyone in the land, as well as to the priests. Ask them, "When you were fasting and mourning during the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, were you really fasting for me?

Matthew 5:46

If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

Matthew 6:16-18

"Whenever you fast, don't be gloomy like the hypocrites, because they put on sad faces to show others they are fasting. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

Luke 1:53

He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing.

Luke 6:32-36

"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.

James 2:1-6

My brothers, do not let your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be tainted by favoritism.

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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.

General references

Bible References

When

Luke 1:53
He filled hungry people with good things and sent rich people away with nothing.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor person is shunned by his neighbor, but many are the friends of the wealthy.
Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor to enrich himself and whoever gives gifts to the wealthy will yield only loss.
James 2:1
My brothers, do not let your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be tainted by favoritism.

And a

Luke 6:32
"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.
Zechariah 7:5
"Talk to everyone in the land, as well as to the priests. Ask them, "When you were fasting and mourning during the fifth and seventh months for the past seventy years, were you really fasting for me?
Matthew 5:46
If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?
Matthew 6:1
"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

General references

Matthew 5:42
Give to the person who asks you for something, and do not turn away from the person who wants to borrow something from you."
Luke 6:34
If you lend to those from whom you expect to get something back, what thanks do you deserve? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back what they lend.

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