- Hebrews 13:5 (ESV)Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
- Proverbs 19:17 (ESV)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
- Matthew 25:37-40 (ESV)Then the righteous will answer him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?' And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
- Proverbs 21:13 (ESV)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
- Matthew 23:23 (ESV)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.
- Proverbs 28:27 (ESV)Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
- 1 John 2:15 (ESV)Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Isaiah 1:17 (ESV)learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.
- Matthew 6:24 (ESV)No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
- Proverbs 22:9 (ESV)Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Philippians 4:11-12 (ESV)Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.
- Proverbs 14:31 (ESV)Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
- Luke 12:15 (ESV)And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
- Deuteronomy 10:18-19 (ESV)He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
- Ephesians 5:1-2 (ESV)Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
- Ecclesiastes 5:10 (ESV)He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
- John 3:16 (ESV)For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- Proverbs 18:15 (ESV)An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
- Ephesians 5:25 (ESV)Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
- Proverbs 15:14 (ESV)The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
- 1 John 3:16-17 (ESV)By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
- Proverbs 1:22 (ESV)How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
- Mark 10:45 (ESV)For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
- Psalm 92:6 (ESV)The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this
- Matthew 22:37-39 (ESV)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
- Proverbs 19:2 (ESV)Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.
- Matthew 13:22 (ESV)As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.
- Proverbs 13:16 (ESV)In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (ESV)We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. For they gave according to their means, as I can testify, and beyond their means, of their own accord, begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
- Proverbs 23:12 (ESV)Apply your heart to instruction and your ear to words of knowledge.