Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Benevolence » The duty of » Encouragement to
He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor.
And if you offer yourself to [assist] the hungry
And satisfy the
Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.
Now [remember] this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows generously [that blessings may come to others] will also reap generously [and be blessed].
Azariah the high priest of the house of Zadok answered him, “Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat with plenty left over, for the Lord has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over.”
He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.
The generous man [is a source of blessing and] shall be prosperous and enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered [reaping the generosity he has sown].
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
Bring all the tithes (the tenth) into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you [so great] a blessing until there is no more room to receive it.
Character » Of saints » Liberal
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],
Character of saints » Liberal
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.
Because of this act of ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to the gospel of Christ which you confess, as well as for your generous participation [in this gift] for them and for all [the other believers in need],
Liberality » Characteristic of saints
He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.
But the noble man conceives noble and magnificent things;
And he stands by what is noble and magnificent.