Proverbs 14 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

Prov. 14:31• ³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. (Prov. 14:31)

Prov. 11:24‑25• ²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.
²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Prov. 11:24‑25)

Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)

Prov. 28:27• ²⁷He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse. (Prov. 28:27)

Psa. 41:1‑2• ¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
²Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. (Psa. 41:1‑2)

Psa. 112:5,9• ⁵It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
⁹He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:5,9)

Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

Isa. 58:7‑12• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,
¹⁰and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;
¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
¹²And they that come of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations that have remained from generation to generation; and thou shalt be called, Repairer of the breaches, restorer of frequented paths. (Isa. 58:7‑12)

Dan. 4:27• ²⁷Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. (Dan. 4:27)

Matt. 25:34‑46• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:
³⁵for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
³⁶naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?
³⁸and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee?
⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily, I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have done it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it to me.
⁴¹Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
⁴²for I hungered, and ye gave me not to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me not to drink;
⁴³I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; ill, and in prison, and ye did not visit me.
⁴⁴Then shall *they* also answer saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or ill, or in prison, and have not ministered to thee?
⁴⁵Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.
⁴⁶And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal. (Matt. 25:34‑46)

Luke 6:30‑36• ³⁰To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.
³¹And as ye wish that men should do to you, do *ye* also to them in like manner.
³²And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.
³³And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.
³⁴And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.
³⁵But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked.
³⁶Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful. (Luke 6:30‑36)

Acts 20:35• ³⁵I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

Heb. 6:12• ¹²that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience have been inheritors of the promises. (Heb. 6:12)

1 John 3:17‑22• ¹⁷But whoso may have the world's substance, and see his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abides the love of God in him?
¹⁸Children, let us not love with word, nor with tongue, but in deed and in truth.
¹⁹And hereby we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall persuade our hearts before him--
²⁰that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
²¹Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,
²²and whatsoever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and practise the things which are pleasing in his sight. (1 John 3:17‑22)

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