Beneficence

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Deuteronomy 15:7-18 OT

  If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; but you shall surely open your hand to him,…

• Leviticus 25:35-43 OT

  “ ‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident. Take no interest from him or profit; but fear your God, that your…

• Psalms 41:1 OT

  Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

• Psalms 112:9 OT

  He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

• Proverbs 3:27 OT

  Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

• Proverbs 3:28 OT

  Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.

• Proverbs 11:25 OT

  The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

• Proverbs 22:9 OT

  He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

• Proverbs 25:21 OT

  If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

• Proverbs 25:22 OT

  for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

• Proverbs 28:27 OT

  One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

• Isaiah 58:6 OT

  “Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to release the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke?

• Isaiah 58:7 OT

  Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh?

• Isaiah 58:10 OT

  and if you pour out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will rise in darkness, and your obscurity will be as the noonday;

• Isaiah 58:11 OT

  and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail.

• Ezekiel 18:5 OT

  “But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,

• Ezekiel 18:7-9 OT

  and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment; he who hasn’t lent to them with interest, hasn’t taken any…

• Matthew 5:42 NT

  Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

• Matthew 19:21 NT

  Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

• Matthew 25:35-45 NT

  for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’ “Then the…

• Mark 9:41 NT

  For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

• Mark 10:21 NT

  Jesus looking at him loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack. Go, sell whatever you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me, taking up the cross.”

• Luke 3:11 NT

  He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”

• Luke 11:41 NT

  But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.