Generosity is one of the themes Scripture returns to again and again. Generosity is contagious in the kingdom. Scripture asks us to give not because God needs it, but because giving is how the heart breaks free of its grip on stuff.
People reach for these passages when they're looking up giving, give, generous, tithe, or some version of "what does the Bible say about generosity?"
Among the most-cited passages on this theme are 2 Corinthians 9:7, Luke 6:38, Proverbs 11:24-25, Acts 20:35, and others below. 2 Corinthians 9:7 is the passage many readers return to first.
The page also offers a written prayer that names generosity plainly and asks God for what's needed in this moment. It is not a magic formula — it is a small, faithful starting point.
A short reflection question sits at the bottom of the page: What is one thing you could give this week — without anyone clapping? Sit with it for a minute, or carry it into a journal.
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Verses
2 Corinthians 9:7
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 6:38
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.
Proverbs 11:24-25
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Acts 20:35
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.
Malachi 3:10
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.
Matthew 6:19-21
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Reflection
What is one thing you could give this week — without anyone clapping?
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