Bible Verses About Almsgiving

Here we have collected several Bible verses about Almsgiving from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version (KJV).

Job 31:16-22

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"If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (For from my youth he was brought…

Matthew 6:1-4

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"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,…

2 Corinthians 8:11

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"Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have" - 2 Corinthians 8:11 KJV

1 John 3:17

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"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" - 1 John 3:17 KJV

Isaiah 58:10

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"And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:" - Isaiah 58:10 KJV

Ephesians 4:28

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"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

Acts 9:36

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"Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did" - Acts 9:36 KJV

Acts 3:10

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"And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him" - Acts 3:10 KJV

Luke 12:33

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"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" - Luke 12:33 KJV

Luke 19:8

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"And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold" - Luke 19:8…

Luke 10:35

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"And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee" -…

Luke 18:22

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"Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me" - Luke 18:22 KJV

Isaiah 58:7

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"Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine…

Acts 3:2-3

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"And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; Who seeing Peter and John…

Proverbs 19:17

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"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

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

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"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…

Matthew 25:35

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"For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:" - Matthew 25:35 KJV

Acts 10:2-4

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"A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of…

Deuteronomy 15:8

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"But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth" - Deuteronomy 15:8 KJV

Psalms 112:5-9

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"A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is…

Deuteronomy 14:28

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"At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:" - Deuteronomy 14:28 KJV

Acts 24:17

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"Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings" - Acts 24:17 KJV

Luke 14:13

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"But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:" - Luke 14:13 KJV

Galatians 2:10

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"Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do" - Galatians 2:10 KJV

Luke 11:41

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"But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you" - Luke 11:41 KJV

1 Timothy 6:18

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"That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;" - 1 Timothy 6:18 KJV

Acts 10:31

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"And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God" - Acts 10:31 KJV

1 Corinthians 16:1-3

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"Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God…

Matthew 5:42

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"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away" - Matthew 5:42 KJV