2 Corinthians 9:6

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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  • Prov 22:9 : 9 ¶ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 ¶ There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. 25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 ‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • Eccl 11:1 : 1 ¶ Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.
  • 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.
  • Ps 41:1-3 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
  • Luke 19:16-26 : 16 ‹Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.› 17 ‹And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.› 18 ‹And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.› 19 ‹And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities.› 20 ‹And another came, saying, Lord, behold,› [here is] ‹thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:› 21 ‹For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.› 22 ‹And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee,› [thou] ‹wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:› 23 ‹Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?› 24 ‹And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give› [it] ‹to him that hath ten pounds.› 25 ‹(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)› 26 ‹For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.›
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 ¶ But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become the firstfruits of them that slept.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 ¶ This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,
  • Col 2:4 : 4 ¶ And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 7:29 : 29 But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

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  • 2 Cor 9:7-11
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    7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

    8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:

    9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

    10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

    11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

  • Gal 6:6-10
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    6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

    7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

    8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

    9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

    10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

  • 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.

  • Prov 22:8-9
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    8 ¶ He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

    9 ¶ He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • John 4:36-37
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    36 ‹And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.›

    37 ‹And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.›

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    10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

    11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

  • 38 ‹Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.›

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

    25 ¶ The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

    26 ¶ He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].

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    12 For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.

    13 For [I mean] not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

    14 But by an equality, [that] now at this time your abundance [may be a supply] for their want, that their abundance also may be [a supply] for your want: that there may be equality:

    15 As it is written, He that [had gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [had gathered] little had no lack.

  • 6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

  • 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, ‹The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:›

  • 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.

  • 17 Every man [shall give] as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

  • 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

  • 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

  • 8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  • Ps 126:5-6
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    5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

    6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].

  • 9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

  • 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

  • 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

  • 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

  • 25 ‹For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.›

  • 37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other [grain]:

  • 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

  • 12 ‹For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.›

  • 29 ‹For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.›

  • 17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  • 8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

  • 7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

  • 27 ¶ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • 18 ¶ The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.

  • 18 ‹And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.›