Bible Verses About Giving to Others
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for giving to others, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,688 votes, led by 2 Corinthians 9:7. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Giving to Others
2 Corinthians 9:7246 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Luke 6:38175 votes
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.
Matthew 6:1-4137 votes
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.
Matthew 25:35109 votes
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:
2 Corinthians 8:1277 votes
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Matthew 25:35-4649 votes
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 6:2048 votes
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
Mark 12:41-4442 votes
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
Proverbs 19:1741 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
John 3:1640 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Acts 3:630 votes
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
2 Corinthians 9:828 votes
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:
2 Corinthians 8:1-2427 votes
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
Luke 21:1-426 votes
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
Leviticus 27:3023 votes
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
Proverbs 3:2723 votes
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Matthew 10:823 votes
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Acts 20:3423 votes
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
Psalms 104:2822 votes
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Hebrews 13:1621 votes
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Proverbs 11:2520 votes
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
2 Corinthians 9:1020 votes
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
Psalms 37:2119 votes
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Luke 6:3019 votes
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
2 Corinthians 9:618 votes
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
What does the Bible say about giving to others?
Readers most often cite 2 Corinthians 9:7 on the subject of giving to others. Across 1,688 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Luke 6:38, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 25:35. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.