10 Bible Verses about Tithes

For this Melchisedec was both king of Salem, and a priest of the most high God; 'twas he who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him: to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of the whole booty: first, being by the signification of his name king of justice, and in fact king of Salem, which is, king of peace;

but wo unto you Pharisees: for you will pay the tythes of mint, and rue, and all sorts of herbs, but as for justice and true piety, those you neglect. these you ought to have practised, without omitting however the other.

For this Melchisedec was both king of Salem, and a priest of the most high God; 'twas he who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him: to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of the whole booty: first, being by the signification of his name king of justice, and in fact king of Salem, which is, king of peace; without father, without mother, without genealogy; his days have no beginning, and his life no end; but like the son of God, he was a perpetual priest.

'tis true they of the race of Levi, who assume the office of the priesthood, have a right by law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, though they all issued from Abraham:

I fast twice a week, and I pay the tythe of all I possess.

and even Levi who received tithes, pay'd tithes, if I may so say, in the person of Abraham. for he was even then in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of the whole booty: first, being by the signification of his name king of justice, and in fact king of Salem, which is, king of peace; without father, without mother, without genealogy; his days have no beginning, and his life no end; but like the son of God, he was a perpetual priest. Now consider the dignity of this person, to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.read more.
'tis true they of the race of Levi, who assume the office of the priesthood, have a right by law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, though they all issued from Abraham: but he who was not of their pedigree, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises were made.

'tis true they of the race of Levi, who assume the office of the priesthood, have a right by law to take tithes of the people, that is, of their brethren, though they all issued from Abraham: but he who was not of their pedigree, received tithes from Abraham, and blessed him to whom the promises were made. now 'tis past dispute, he that is blessed is inferior to him that blesses:read more.
besides here they that receive tithes are men who die: but there 'twas he of whom it is testified that he liveth. and even Levi who received tithes, pay'd tithes, if I may so say, in the person of Abraham.

wo unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, who pay tithe of mint, anise, and cummin, but neglect those more important matters of the law, justice, mercy, and fidelity: these were the things ye ought to have practis'd, without neglecting however the other matters.