Bible Verses About Generosity

“In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’””

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.””

“One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.”

“A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”

“Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.”

“Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,”

“and He saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.”

““Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.”

“For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.””

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

“Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.”

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

“Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.”

“Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,”

“treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.”

“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.””

“If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?”

“A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.”

“It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.”

“Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.”

“You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.”

“But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,”

“so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”

““Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.”

“So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.”

“Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.”

“And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

“Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.”

“For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,”

“And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’”

“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

“Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.”

“But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.”

“They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.”

“In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.”

“Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.”

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.”

“He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.”

“Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

“Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.”

“Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.”

“If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?”

“if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.”

“Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.”

“Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.”

“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.”

“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.”

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”

“and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.”