Matthew 7:11

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Matthew 7:11

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, He said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, even though man’s inclination is evil from his youth. And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

Romans 8:32

He did not even spare His own Son
but offered Him up for us all;
how will He not also with Him grant us everything?

1 John 3:1

Look at how great a love the Father has given us that we should be called God’s children. And we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.

1 John 4:10

Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Exodus 34:6-7

Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:

Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,

2 Samuel 7:19

What You have done so far was a little thing to You, Lord God, for You have also spoken about Your servant’s house in the distant future. And this is a revelation for mankind, Lord God.

Job 15:16

how much less one who is revolting and corrupt,
who drinks injustice like water?

Psalm 85:12

Also, the Lord will provide what is good,
and our land will yield its crops.

Psalm 86:5

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

Psalm 86:15

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth.

Psalm 103:11-13

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.

Isaiah 49:15

“Can a woman forget her nursing child,
or lack compassion for the child of her womb?
Even if these forget,
yet I will not forget you.

Isaiah 55:8-9

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not My ways.”
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

Jeremiah 33:14

“Look, the days are coming”—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will fulfill the good promises
that I have spoken
concerning the house of Israel
and the house of Judah.

Hosea 11:8-9

How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I surrender you, Israel?
How can I make you like Admah?
How can I treat you like Zeboiim?
I have had a change of heart;
My compassion is stirred!

Hosea 14:2

Take words of repentance with you
and return to the Lord.
Say to Him: “Forgive all our sin
and accept what is good,
so that we may repay You
with praise from our lips.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

Malachi 1:6

“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me? says Yahweh of Hosts to you priests, who despise My name.”

Yet you ask: “How have we despised Your name?”

Luke 2:10-11

But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

Luke 11:11-13

What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

John 3:16

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

Romans 3:9

What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin,

Romans 3:19

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law, so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

Romans 5:8-10

But God proves His own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us!

2 Corinthians 9:8-15

And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Ephesians 2:1-5

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

Titus 3:3-7

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

James 1:17

Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Matthew 7:11

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Being

General references

Genesis 18:31

Matthew 21:22

Bible References

Being

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

how much less one who is revolting and corrupt,
who drinks injustice like water?

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

What then? Are we any better? Not at all! For we have previously charged that both Jews and Gentiles

are all under sin,

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power,

so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.

General references

Then he said, “Since I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose 20 are found there?”

He replied, “I will not destroy it on account of 20.”

And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”