"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. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee,…

"If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy…

"But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the…

"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for…

"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"…

"Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me" - Matthew 19:21 KJV

"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;" - 1 Timothy 6:17 KJV

"But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:" - 2 Corinthians 8:14 KJV

"For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land" - Deuteronomy 15:11 KJV

"I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive" - Acts 20:35…

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

"Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"…

"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? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in…

"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…

"Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come" - 1 Corinthians 16:2 KJV

"If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed" - 1 Timothy 5:16 KJV

"Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth" - Ephesians 4:28 KJV

"He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise" - Luke 3:11 KJV

"But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel" - 1 Timothy 5:8 KJV

"There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches" - Proverbs 13:7 KJV

"Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee" - Deuteronomy 16:17 KJV

"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again" - Proverbs 19:17 KJV

"He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse" - Proverbs 28:27 KJV

"He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he" - Proverbs 14:21 KJV

"She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy" - Proverbs 31:20 KJV

"He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor" - Proverbs 22:9 KJV

"Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble" - Psalms 41:1 KJV

"Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:" - Proverbs 3:9 KJV

"He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not" - Proverbs 21:26 KJV

"But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand" - Isaiah 32:8 KJV