Quotes about Generosity
Do not eat the bread of a stingy man, and do not crave his delicacies;
— Proverbs 23:6
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
— Proverbs 25:21
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
— Proverbs 25:22
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
— Proverbs 28:8
Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
— Proverbs 28:27
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
— Proverbs 31:20
Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
— Ecclesiastes 11:1
Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
— Isaiah 21:14
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
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.
— Isaiah 58:10
You gave them this land that You had sworn to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
— Jeremiah 32:22
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