Matthew 6:4
That way what you give will be in secret, and your Father who sees what happens in secret will reward you.
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3When you give to the poor, don't let your left hand know what your right hand's doing.
Cross References
Psalms 17:3You have observed my thoughts, you have visited me at night, you have examined me—and you have found nothing wrong. I promised myself I wouldn't say anything I shouldn't.
Psalms 139:1Lord, you have examined me from the inside out—you know everything about me!
Jeremiah 17:10But I, the Lord, see what people are thinking. I examine their minds, so I can reward them depending on their attitudes and the way they behave.
Matthew 6:6But you, when you pray, go indoors and close the door, and pray to your Father in private, and your Father who sees what happens in private will reward you.
Matthew 10:42I tell you the truth, those who give a drink of cool water to the least important of my disciples will definitely not miss out on their reward.”
Luke 8:17For there's nothing hidden that won't be revealed; there's nothing secret that won't become known and obvious.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:2-5
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in… Read the whole commentary →