Quotes about Generosity
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
— Ezekiel 18:7
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
On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, you will each invite your neighbor to sit under your own vine and fig tree.’”
— Zechariah 3:10
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.
— Malachi 3:10
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
— Matthew 5:7
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
— Matthew 5:40
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
— Matthew 5:41
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
— Matthew 5:42
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.
— Matthew 6:2
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
— Matthew 6:3
so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
— Matthew 6:4
Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
— Matthew 7:9