2 Corinthians 9:7
each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,
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Exodus 25:2'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and they take for Me a heave-offering; from every man whose heart impelleth him ye do take My heave-offering.
Deuteronomy 15:7'When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;
1 Chronicles 29:17'And I have known, my God, that Thou art trying the heart, and uprightness dost desire; I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these: and now, Thy people who are found here I have seen with joy to offer willingly to Thee.
Proverbs 22:9The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Isaiah 32:5A fool is no more called 'noble,' And to a miser it is not said, 'rich;'
Acts 20:35all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth [us] to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 9:7-15
Charity Urged. ( a. d. 57.) 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 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. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his… Read the whole commentary →