It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Freely you have received; freely give.

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

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

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.”

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

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?

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

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.