Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
Psalm 112:5
It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.
Deuteronomy 28:12
The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.
Psalm 112:9
He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Proverbs 22:7
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you are recognizing [more clearly] the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [His astonishing kindness, His generosity, His gracious favor], that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich (abundantly blessed).
Hebrews 13:16
Do not neglect to do good, to contribute [to the needy of the church as an expression of fellowship], for such sacrifices are always pleasing to God.
Deuteronomy 15:9-11
Beware that there is no wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release (remission, pardon), is approaching,’ and your eye is hostile (unsympathetic) toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing [since he would not have to repay you]; for he may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will become a sin for you.
Deuteronomy 28:43-44
The stranger who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, and you will go down lower and lower.
2 Kings 4:1-5
Now one of the wives of a man of the
Nehemiah 5:1-5
Now there was a great outcry of the [poorer] people and their wives against their Jewish brothers [to whom they were deeply in debt].
Job 31:16-20
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
Isaiah 32:8
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
Isaiah 58:7-10
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?
Luke 6:30
Acts 11:29
So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea.
Acts 20:35
In everything I showed you [by example] that by working hard in this way you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said,
2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown for His name in ministering to [the needs of] the saints (God’s people), as you do.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Righteous
General references
Bible References
Borroweth
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Righteous
It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.
“If I have withheld from the poor what they desired,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to look in vain [for relief],
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, that you cover him,
And not to hide yourself from [the needs of] your own flesh and blood?