Greed & Generosity Bible Verses

LUKE 12:15

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. ...

1 TIMOTHY 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ...

2 CORINTHIANS 9:7

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

PROVERBS 11:24-25

Proverbs 11:24: There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
Proverbs 11:25: The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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PROVERBS 28:27

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

PROVERBS 3:9-10

Proverbs 3:9: Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 3:10: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
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MALACHI 3:10

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. ...

MATTHEW 6:19-21

Matthew 6:19: # Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Matthew 6:21: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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LUKE 6:38

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. ...

2 CORINTHIANS 8:9

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. ...

JAMES 2:15-16

James 2:15: If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
James 2:16: And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?
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1 JOHN 3:17

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? ...