2 Corinthians 9:7

Ech man as he castide in his herte, not of heuynesse, or of nede; for God loueth a glad yyuere.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6For Y seie this thing, he that sowith scarseli, schal also repe scarseli; and he that sowith in blessyngis, schal `repe also of blessyngis.

8And God is miyti to make al grace abounde in you, that ye in alle thingis euere more han al sufficience, and abounde in to al good werk;

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Cross References

Exodus 25:2that thei take to me the firste fruytis; of ech man that offrith wilfuli, ye schulen take tho.

Deuteronomy 15:7If oon of thi britheren that dwellen with ynne the yatis of thi citee, in the lond which thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, cometh to pouert, thou schalt not make hard thin herte, nether thou schalt `drawe to gydere the hond,

1 Chronicles 29:17My God, Y woot, that thou preuest hertis, and louest symplenesse of herte; wherfor and Y, in the symplenesse of myn herte, haue offrid gladli alle these thingis; and Y siy with greet ioye thi puple, which is foundun here, offre yiftis to thee.

Proverbs 22:9He that is redi to merci, schal be blessid; for of his looues he yaf to a pore man. He that yyueth yiftis, schal gete victorie and onour; forsothe he takith awei the soule of the takeris.

Isaiah 32:5He that is vnwijs, schal no more be clepid prince, and a gileful man schal not be clepid the grettere.

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