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2 Corinthians 9 6-2 Corinthians 9 8
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (niv)
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Mark 4:24
“ Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued.“ With the measure you use, it will be measured to you— and even more. (niv)
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Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. (niv)
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Matthew 7:2
For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 15:10
Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. (niv)
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Proverbs 22:9
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. (niv)
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Proverbs 19:17
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. (niv)
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Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. (niv)
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Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. (niv)
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2 Corinthians 8 14-2 Corinthians 8 15
At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality,as it is written:“ The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. (niv)
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Isaiah 65:6-7
“ See, it stands written before me: I will not keep silent but will pay back in full; I will pay it back into their laps—both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,” says the Lord.“ Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains and defied me on the hills, I will measure into their laps the full payment for their former deeds.” (niv)
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Psalms 79:12
Pay back into the laps of our neighbors seven times the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord. (niv)
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James 2:13
because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. (niv)
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Matthew 10:42
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” (niv)
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Philippians 4:17-19
Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is that more be credited to your account.I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. (niv)
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Esther 9:25
But when the plot came to the king’s attention, he issued written orders that the evil scheme Haman had devised against the Jews should come back onto his own head, and that he and his sons should be impaled on poles. (niv)
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Job 42:11
All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. (niv)
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Judges 1:7
Then Adoni-Bezek said,“ Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have picked up scraps under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. (niv)
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Psalms 18:25-26
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 19:16-21
If a malicious witness takes the stand to accuse someone of a crime,the two people involved in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and the judges who are in office at the time.The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,then do to the false witness as that witness intended to do to the other party. You must purge the evil from among you.The rest of the people will hear of this and be afraid, and never again will such an evil thing be done among you.Show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. (niv)
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Psalms 41:1-2
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.The Lord protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. (niv)
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Esther 7:10
So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided. (niv)
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Job 31:16-20
“ If I have denied the desires of the poor or let the eyes of the widow grow weary,if I have kept my bread to myself, not sharing it with the fatherless—but from my youth I reared them as a father would, and from my birth I guided the widow—if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing, or the needy without garments,and their hearts did not bless me for warming them with the fleece from my sheep, (niv)
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Ezra 7:27-28
Praise be to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s heart to bring honor to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem in this wayand who has extended his good favor to me before the king and his advisers and all the king’s powerful officials. Because the hand of the Lord my God was on me, I took courage and gathered leaders from Israel to go up with me. (niv)
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Revelation 16:5-6
Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say:“ You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.” (niv)