54 Bible Verses about Generosity, Human

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness. I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love. For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich he became poor for your sakes, so that by that man's poverty ye might become rich.

By this we know love, because that man laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him? My Little children, we should not love in word, nor with the tongue, but in deed and in truth.

And while going, preach, saying, The kingdom of the heavens has come near. Heal those who are feeble, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye received, freely give.

Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven. Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.read more.
And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him. But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made. The bondman therefore having fallen down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient toward me and I will pay thee all. And having felt compassion, the lord of that bondman released him, and forgave him the debt. But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything. So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee. But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed. And when his fellow bondmen saw the things that happened, they were extremely sorry. And after coming, they reported to their lord all the things that happened. Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me. Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee? And having become angry, his lord delivered him to the tormentors until he would pay all that was due to him. So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. And not even one man said that anything of the things that was possessed by him was his own, but all things were common to them. And with great power the apostles gave back the testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,read more.
and placed them at the apostles' feet. And it was distributed to each, according as any man had need. And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles, Barnabas (which is, being translated, son of encouragement), a Levite, a Cypriot by nationality, having sold a field that was possessed by him, brought the money and placed it at the apostles' feet.

And if thy brother becomes poor, and his hand fails with thee, then thou shall uphold him; he shall live with thee [as] a stranger and a sojourner.

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother, but thou shall surely open thy hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need which he wants.

Give to him who asks thee, and turn thou not away from him who wants to borrow from thee.

Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly,

Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brothers that they would go ahead to you, and arrange in advance your gift that was earlier announced, for this to be ready this way as a gift and not as an exaction.

because also in Thessalonica ye sent both once and again to my need.

And they spoke to Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which LORD commanded to make.

And his oblation was one silver platter, the weight of which was a hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-off one golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense; one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb a year old, for a burnt-offering;read more.
one male of the goats for a sin-offering; and for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five he-lambs a year old. This was the oblation of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

of gold by weight for the [vessels of] gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; [of silver] for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service, by weight also for the candlesticks of gold, and for the lamps of it, of gold, by weight for every candlestick and for the lamps of it, and for the candlesticks of silver, [silver] by weight for [every] candlestick and for the lamp and the gold by weight for the tables of showbread, for every table, and silver for the tables of silver,read more.
and the flesh-hooks, and the basins, and the cups, of pure gold, and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl, and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl, and for the altar of incense refined gold by weight, and gold for the pattern of the chariot, [even] the cherubim that spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of LORD.

Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to LORD. And David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. And Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since they began to bring the oblations into the house of LORD, we have eaten and had enough, and have plenty left. For LORD has blessed his people, and th

And having sat down opposite the treasury, Jesus watched how the multitude cast money into the treasury, and many rich men cast in much. And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans. And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury.read more.
For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.

And having looked up, he saw the rich casting their gifts into the treasury. And he also saw a certain poor widow there casting in two mites. And he said, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than they all.read more.
For all these cast into the offerings of God from their abundance, but this woman from her poverty cast in all the living that she had.

But let him who is taught in the word share in all good things with him who teaches.

Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. For the scripture says thou shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing. And the workman is worthy of his wage.

Now when Jesus happened to be in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him having an alabaster cruse of precious ointment, and she poured it upon his head as he sat relaxing.

And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, [and] brought brooches, and earrings, and signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold, even every man who offered an offering of gold to LORD.

And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon that altar.

And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered to LORD, twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the sons of Israel dedicated the house of LORD.

And Solomon went up there to the brazen altar before LORD, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it.

And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled to him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for burnt-offerings to the God of heaven, [also] wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given the

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this age, but be ye transformed by the renewal of your mind, for ye to approve what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Yet even if I am poured out a libation upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to him, and when he saw him, felt compassion. And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.

And he answered, Thou shall not smite them. Would thou smite those whom thou have taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? Set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.

And the men who have been mentioned by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all who were naked among them, and dressed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carrie

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious things to her brother and to her mother.

And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meets thee, and asks thee, saying, Whose are thou? And where do thou go? And whose are these before thee? Then thou shall say, Thy servant Jacob's. It is a present sent to my lord Esau. And, behold, he also is behind us. And he commanded also the second, and the third, and all who followed the herds, saying, On this manner shall ye speak to Esau when ye find him,read more.
and ye shall say, Moreover, behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me. So the present passed over before him, and he himself lodged that night in the company.

And the sons of Israel did so. And Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. He gave to all of them, each man, changes of raiment, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. And he sent to his father according to this manner: ten donkeys laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she-donkeys laden with grain and bread and provision for his father by the way.

And the king of Syria said, Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of Syria has sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recov

The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up. And it grew up together with him, and with his sons. It ate of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was t And there came a traveler to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd to dress for the wayfaring man who came to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who came to him.

Thou have not brought me from thy sheep for burnt-offerings, nor have thou honored me with thy sacrifices. I have not burdened thee with offerings, nor wearied thee with frankincense. Thou have bought me no sweet cane with money, nor have thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices. But thou have burdened me with thy sins. Thou have wearied me with thine iniquities.

And they covet fields, and seize them, and houses, and take them away. And they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob me. But ye say, How have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with the curse, for ye rob me, even this whole nation.

Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.

And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.

Bring ye the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now with this, says LORD of hosts, if I will not open to you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He shall maintain his cause in judgment,

There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want. The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.

He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

and if thou draw out thy soul to a hungry man, and satisfy an afflicted soul, then thy light shall rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday.

Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye measure, it will be measured again to you.

But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings. Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to abound all grace for you, so that always in everything having all sufficiency, ye may abound for every good work,read more.
as it is written, He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness endures into the age.

And let us not be weary doing good, for in our own time we will reap, not desponding. So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.