Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent the rich away empty-handed.
“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.
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.
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.