2 Corinthians 9:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

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  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty. 25 The generous soul shall be made rich, and he who waters shall be watered also himself.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.
  • Gal 6:7-9 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
  • Eccl 11:1 : 1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.
  • 2 Cor 9:10 : 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness;
  • Gal 3:17 : 17 And this I say, that the covenant, which was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul, that it should make the promise of no effect.
  • Ps 41:1-3 : 1 Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in times of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive; he shall be blessed upon the earth, and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of illness; You will make all his bed in his sickness.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.
  • Luke 19:16-26 : 16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, your pound has gained ten pounds. 17 And he said to him, Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying, Lord, your pound has gained five pounds. 19 And he said likewise to him, Be also over five cities. 20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is your pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin. 21 For I feared you, because you are an austere man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow. 22 And he said to him, Out of your own mouth I will judge you, wicked servant. You knew that I was an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow. 23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, that at my coming I might have collected it with interest? 24 And he said to those who stood by, Take the pound from him and give it to him who has ten pounds. 25 And they said to him, Lord, he has ten pounds. 26 For I say to you, that to everyone who has will be given; and from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  • Gal 5:16 : 16 I say then, walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
  • 1 Cor 15:20 : 20 But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  • Eph 4:17 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,
  • Col 2:4 : 4 And this I say, lest anyone should beguile you with enticing words.
  • 1 Cor 1:12 : 12 Now I say this, that every one of you says, 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; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

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  • 2 Cor 9:7-11
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    7Every man according to what he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or out of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

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

    9As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever.

    10Now he who supplies seed to the sower also provides bread for your food, and multiplies your seed sown, and increases the fruits of your righteousness;

    11Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which through us produces thanksgiving to God.

  • Gal 6:6-10
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    6Let him who is taught in the word share with him who teaches in all good things.

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

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

    9And let us not grow weary in doing good: for in due season we shall reap, if we do not faint.

    10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

  • 2 Cor 9:5
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    5Therefore I thought it necessary to urge the brethren, that they would go ahead to you and prepare in advance your generous gift, which had been promised before, that it might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not as of covetousness.

  • Prov 22:8-9
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    8He who sows iniquity shall reap vanity, and the rod of his anger shall fail.

    9He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • John 4:36-37
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    36And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

    37For in this the saying is true, One sows and another reaps.

  • 1 Cor 9:10-11
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    10Or does He say it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he who plows should plow in hope, and he who threshes in hope should partake of his hope.

    11If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?

  • Luke 6:38
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    38Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you measure, it shall be measured back to you.

  • Prov 11:24-26
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    24There is one who scatters, and yet increases; and there is one who withholds more than is right, and it leads to poverty.

    25The generous soul shall be made rich, and he who waters shall be watered also himself.

    26The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but blessing shall be on the head of him who sells it.

  • 2 Cor 8:12-15
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    12For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

    13For I do not mean that others should be relieved and you burdened;

    14But by equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, and their abundance may supply your lack, that there may be equality:

    15As it is written, 'He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.'

  • Rom 2:6
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    6Who will render to each person according to his deeds:

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully.

  • Eccl 11:6
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    6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not withhold your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, either this or that, or whether both will be equally good.

  • Deut 16:17
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    17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
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    6The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.

  • Deut 15:10
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    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.

  • 1 Cor 3:8
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    8Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

  • Ps 126:5-6
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    5Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.

    6He who goes forth weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

  • Lev 19:9
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    9And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

  • 1 Tim 6:18
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    18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share;

  • Ps 107:37
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    37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

  • Heb 6:7
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    7For the land that drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God:

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For he who has, more will be given to him; and he who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

  • 1 Cor 15:37
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    37And what you sow, you do not sow that body that shall be, but mere grain—perhaps wheat or some other grain.

  • Job 4:8
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    8Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow wickedness reap the same.

  • Matt 13:12
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    12To whoever has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away.

  • Matt 25:29
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    29For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and that which he has given will He pay him again.

  • Eph 6:8
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    8Knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive from the Lord, whether they are bond or free.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Ps 129:7
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    7With which the mower does not fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Luke 12:18
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    18And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my crops and my goods.