Proverbs 22:9 Cross References

Proverbs 22:9

9: Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

  1. If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD--and he will repay you!

1 Peter 4:9

  1. Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

Acts 20:35

  1. And I have been a constant example of how you can help the poor by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

1 Timothy 6:18

  1. Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them.
  2. By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may take hold of real life.

Hebrews 6:10

  1. For God is not unfair. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other Christians, as you still do.

2 Corinthians 9:6

  1. Remember this--a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
  2. You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully.
  3. And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
  4. As the Scriptures say, "Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten."
  5. For God is the one who gives seed to the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will give you many opportunities to do good, and he will produce a great harvest of generosity in you.

Luke 6:35

  1. "Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don't be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked.
  2. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
  3. "Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. Stop criticizing others, or it will all come back on you. If you forgive others, you will be forgiven.
  4. If you give, you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full measure, pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, and running over. Whatever measure you use in giving--large or small--it will be used to measure what is given back to you."

Luke 14:13

  1. Instead, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  2. For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
  3. I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.'
  4. "Then these righteous ones will reply, 'Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
  5. Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?

2 Corinthians 8:1

  1. Now I want to tell you, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done for the churches in Macedonia.
  2. Though they have been going through much trouble and hard times, their wonderful joy and deep poverty have overflowed in rich generosity.

Isaiah 58:7

  1. I want you to share your food with the hungry and to welcome poor wanderers into your homes. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
  2. "If you do these things, your salvation will come like the dawn. Yes, your healing will come quickly. Your godliness will lead you forward, and the glory of the LORD will protect you from behind.
  3. Then when you call, the LORD will answer. `Yes, I am here,' he will quickly reply. "Stop oppressing the helpless and stop making false accusations and spreading vicious rumors!
  4. Feed the hungry and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as day.
  5. The LORD will guide you continually, watering your life when you are dry and keeping you healthy, too. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

  1. Give generously, for your gifts will return to you later.
  2. Divide your gifts among many, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.

Psalms 112:9

  1. They give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will never be forgotten. They will have influence and honor.

Proverbs 21:13

  1. Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

Deuteronomy 15:7

  1. "But if there are any poor people in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
  2. Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.
  3. Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year of release is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
  4. Give freely without begrudging it, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.
  5. There will always be some among you who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share your resources freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.

Isaiah 32:8

  1. But good people will be generous to others and will be blessed for all they do.

Matthew 20:15

  1. Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be angry because I am kind?'

Hebrews 13:16

  1. Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.

Psalms 41:1

  1. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor. The LORD rescues them in times of trouble.
  2. The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity and rescues them from their enemies.
  3. The LORD nurses them when they are sick and eases their pain and discomfort.

Job 31:16

  1. "Have I refused to help the poor, or crushed the hopes of widows who looked to me for help?
  2. Have I been stingy with my food and refused to share it with hungry orphans?
  3. No, from childhood I have cared for orphans, and all my life I have cared for widows.
  4. Whenever I saw someone who was homeless and without clothes,
  5. did they not praise me for providing wool clothing to keep them warm?

Proverbs 11:25

  1. The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Deuteronomy 28:56

  1. The most tender and delicate woman among you--so delicate she would not so much as touch her feet to the ground--will be cruel to the husband she loves and to her own son or daughter.

Mark 7:22

  1. adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, eagerness for lustful pleasure, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
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