Quotes About Charity

You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has blessed you.

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.

Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.

For you needlessly demanded security from your brothers and deprived the naked of their clothing.

You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,

If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widowís eyes to fail,

if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,

who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

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.

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

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

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.