Proverbs 22:9 (MSG) Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.
Luke 6:38 (MSG) Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely given back—given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way. Generosity begets generosity."
2 Corinthians 9:7 (AMP) Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it") giver [whose heart is in his giving].
Psalm 37:25-26 (CEB) I was young and now I'm old, but I have never seen the righteous left all alone, have never seen their children begging for bread. 26 They are always gracious and generous. Their children are a blessing.
When we give to others, God gives us something in return: freedom from the tyranny of our problems.—Kevin A. Miller, Marriage Partnership, Vol. 12, no. 1. Today's Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4.
