Psalms 112:9

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He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

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  • Ps 75:10 : 10 God says,“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”
  • Ps 92:10 : 10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. I am covered with fresh oil.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them,“Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?
  • 1 John 3:16-18 : 16 We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians. 17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person? 18 Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and truth.
  • Rev 22:11 : 11 The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”
  • Deut 15:11 : 11 There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 You must by all means return to him at sunset the item he gave you as security so that he may sleep in his outer garment and bless you for it; it will be considered a just deed by the LORD your God.
  • 1 Sam 2:1 : 1 Hannah Exalts the Lord in Prayer Hannah prayed,“My heart has rejoiced in the LORD; my horn has been raised high because of the LORD. I have loudly denounced my enemies. Indeed I rejoice in your deliverance.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, says,‘I really did say that your house and your ancestor’s house would serve me forever.’ But now the LORD says,‘May it never be! For I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me will be cursed!
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. 25 A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Ignorance of the Future Demands Diligence in the Present Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return. 2 Divide your merchandise among seven or even eight investments, for you do not know what calamity may happen on earth.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed– whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
  • Isa 58:7 : 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
  • Isa 58:10 : 10 You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday.
  • Matt 6:4 : 4 so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves purses that do not wear out– a treasure in heaven that never decreases, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
  • Luke 14:12-14 : 12 He said also to the man who had invited him,“When you host a dinner or a banquet, don’t invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid. 13 But when you host an elaborate meal, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14 Then you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 When Jesus heard this, he said to him,“One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
  • John 13:29 : 29 Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)
  • Acts 4:35 : 35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said,‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
  • 2 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 Just as it is written,“He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God. 13 Through the evidence of this service they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing with them and with everyone. 14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. 15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.

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  • 2 Cor 9:9-10
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    9 Just as it is written,“He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”

    10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

  • Ps 112:2-8
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    2 His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

    3 His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

    4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

    5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

    6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

    7 He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the LORD.

    8 His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

  • 9 A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • 3 His work is majestic and glorious, and his faithfulness endures forever.

  • Ps 37:25-26
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    25 I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

    26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

  • 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • 10 When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • 14 If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • 10 God says,“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”

  • Job 36:6-7
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    6 He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

    7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever.

  • 17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • 18 for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • 10 His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

  • Ps 113:7-8
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    7 He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

    8 that he might seat him with princes, with the princes of his people.

  • 50 He gives his king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and his descendants forever.”

  • 17 For you give them splendor and strength. By your favor we are victorious.

  • 6 He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people, giving them a land that belonged to other nations.

  • 5 Such godly people are rewarded by the LORD, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

  • 27 The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • 31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

  • 29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • 41 Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

  • 24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

  • 16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • 2 Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

  • 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

    22 Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • 17 May his fame endure! May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky! May they use his name when they formulate their blessings! May all nations consider him to be favored by God!

  • 51 He gives his king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and to his descendants forever!”

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    8 He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

  • 8 Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

  • 51 He has demonstrated power with his arm; he has scattered those whose pride wells up from the sheer arrogance of their hearts.

  • 7 does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

  • 9 He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.

  • 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

  • 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • 12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • 10 You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.

  • 16 For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.