Freely you have received; freely give

I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be blessed.

Psalm 37:25,26 NIV

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 11:24-27 KJV


It is well with the man who
deals generously and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered for ever.

He has distributed freely,
he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures for ever;
his horn is exalted in honor.

Psalm 112:5,6 & 9 RSV

HOW blessed is he who considers the helpless; The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble. The LORD will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies. The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.

Psalm 41:1-3 NASB