Bible Verses About Giving Too Much
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for giving too much, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,247 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 Too Much
2 Corinthians 9:7108 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.
2 Corinthians 8:1263 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 6:1-462 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.
Hebrews 13:551 votes
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Acts 20:3549 votes
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.
Mark 12:41-4448 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 19:1738 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Luke 6:3836 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.
Romans 12:233 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Malachi 3:1032 votes
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 a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Ephesians 5:929 votes
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Luke 6:3027 votes
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
John 3:1627 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.
1 Timothy 6:1027 votes
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Proverbs 3:2720 votes
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Matthew 19:2119 votes
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.
2 Corinthians 9:619 votes
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Matthew 6:118 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 6:218 votes
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:2418 votes
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
2 Corinthians 9:1017 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 37:2116 votes
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
Proverbs 21:2616 votes
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Matthew 6:3-416 votes
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
2 Corinthians 8:13-1516 votes
For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:
What does the Bible say about giving too much?
Readers most often cite 2 Corinthians 9:7 on the subject of giving too much. Across 1,247 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 2 Corinthians 8:12, Matthew 6:1-4, Hebrews 13:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.