Proverbs 14:21

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

and has not wronged any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has taken nothing by robbery, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not wholly reap into the corners of your field, and you must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.’ ”

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.

For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

The Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, as well as the foreigner living among you, the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

You shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment and bless you. It shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.

“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

who say, ‘Stay by yourself, don’t come near to me, for I am holier than you.’ These are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day.

But don’t look down on your brother in the day of his disaster, and don’t rejoice over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction. Don’t speak proudly in the day of distress.

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you received, so freely give.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because it is for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to.

You shall say before Yahweh your God, “I have put away the holy things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”

“See how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but I will bring the evil on his house in his son’s day.”

Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?

“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

He who increases his wealth by excessive interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.

There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

But the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.

Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm.

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”

“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you.

and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”

how I didn’t shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, teaching you publicly and from house to house,

But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.

I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.

But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

However there will be no poor with you (for Yahweh will surely bless you in the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance to possess)

When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be filled.

Didn’t I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn’t my soul grieved for the needy?

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor. Perhaps there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.”

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

He said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.