Verse 7

As euery man wisheth in his heart, so let him giue, not grudgingly, or of necessitie: for God loueth a cheerefull giuer.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 25:2 : 2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they receiue an offring for me: of euery man, whose heart giueth it freely, ye shall take the offring for me.
  • 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there be first a willing minde, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that distributeth, let him doe it with simplicitie: he that ruleth, with diligence: he that sheweth mercie, with cheerefulnesse.
  • 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I knowe also, my God, that thou tryest the heart, and hast pleasure in righteousnesse: I haue offred willingly in the vprightnesse of mine heart all these things: now also haue I seene thy people which are found here, to offer vnto thee willingly with ioy.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 I haue shewed you all things, howe that so labouring, ye ought to support the weake, and to remember the wordes of the Lord Iesus, howe that hee saide, It is a blessed thing to giue, rather then to receiue.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If one of thy brethren with thee be poore within any of thy gates in thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand vnto him, and shalt lend him sufficient for his neede which he hath. 9 Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thine heart, to say, The seuenth yeere, the yeere of freedome is at hand: therefore it grieueth thee to looke on thy poore brother, and thou giuest him nought, and he crie vnto the Lorde against thee, so that sinne be in thee: 10 Thou shalt giue him, and let it not grieue thine heart to giue vnto him: for because of this the Lord thy God shal blesse thee in al thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand to. 11 Because there shall be euer some poore in the land, therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand vnto thy brother, to thy needie, and to thy poore in thy land.
  • Deut 15:14 : 14 But shalt giue him a liberall reward of thy sheepe, and of thy corne, and of thy wine: thou shalt giue him of that wherewith the Lorde thy God hath blessed thee.
  • Exod 35:5 : 5 Take from among you an offering vnto the Lorde: whosoeuer is of a willing heart, let him bring this offring to the Lord, namely golde, and siluer, and brasse:
  • Prov 11:25 : 25 The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
  • Prov 23:6-8 : 6 Eate thou not the bread of him that hath an euil eye, neither desire his deintie meates. 7 For as though he thought it in his heart, so will hee say vnto thee, Eate and drinke: but his heart is not with thee. 8 Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.
  • Isa 32:5 : 5 A nigard shall no more be called liberall, nor the churle riche.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the liberall man will deuise of liberall things, and he will continue his liberalitie.
  • Jas 5:9 : 9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, least ye be condemned: behold, the iudge standeth before the doore.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Be ye harberous one to another, without grudging.