Quotes about Selflessness
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
— 2 Samuel 12:3
You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
— Job 22:7
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
— Job 31:17
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
— Proverbs 11:24
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
— Proverbs 11:25
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
— Proverbs 11:26
It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.
— Proverbs 16:19
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
— Proverbs 21:26
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
— Proverbs 27:2
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
— Isaiah 58:7
This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
— Jeremiah 9:23
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
— Ezekiel 18:16