Matthew 5:42

KJV1611 – Modern English

Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.

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  • 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.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
  • Ps 112:5-9 : 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 Surely he shall not be moved forever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart is established; he shall not be afraid until he sees his desire upon his enemies. 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous show mercy and give.
  • Ps 37:25-26 : 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother. 8 But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants. 9 Beware that there is not a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,' and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries to the LORD against you, and it be sin to you. 10 You 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. 11 For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land. 12 And if your brother, a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you, and serves you six years, then in the seventh year you shall let him go free from you. 13 And when you send him out free from you, you shall not let him go away empty. 14 You shall furnish him liberally out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress: of that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, you shall give to him.
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it; 18 (For from my youth he was raised with me as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
  • Jas 1:27 : 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them the things needed for the body, what does it profit?
  • 1 John 3:16-18 : 16 By this we perceive the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his compassion from him, how does the love of God abide in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
  • 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.
  • Isa 58:6-9 : 6 Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 12 And those from among you shall build the old waste places: you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 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, if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
  • Matt 25:35-40 : 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in. 36 I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me. 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothe you? 39 Or when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you? 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
  • Luke 6:30-36 : 30 Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back. 31 And as you would that men should do to you, do also to them likewise. 32 For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. 36 Be therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.
  • Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then he also said to him who invited him, When you make a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor your rich neighbors; lest they also invite you again, and you be repaid. 13 But when you give a feast, call the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind: 14 And you shall be blessed; for they cannot repay you: for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.
  • Rom 12:20 : 20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Every 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. 8 And 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: 9 As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever. 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; 11 Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which through us produces thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but is also abundant through many thanksgivings to God; 13 While by the evidence of this ministry they glorify God for your professed submission to the gospel of Christ, and for your generous sharing with them, and with all men; 14 And by their prayer for you, who long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.
  • 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share; 19 Storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
  • 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.
  • Prov 3:27-28 : 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,' when you have it with you.
  • 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.

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    30Give to everyone who asks of you; and from him who takes away your goods, do not ask them back.

    31And as you would that men should do to you, do also to them likewise.

    32For if you love those who love you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also love those who love them.

    33And if you do good to those who do good to you, what thanks do you have? for sinners also do the same.

    34And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what thanks do you have? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

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    8But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely give him sufficient for his need, in what he wants.

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