30 Bible Verses About Giving to Others

One of the most valuable lessons we learn as children is to give to other in need.

But as we grow older in life, and financial responsibilities settle in, we seem to want more than what we need to save for the rainy days. This is a fair thought to save money. But our God is a God who gives abundantly and rewards obedience.

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 (NKJV)

There are multiple bible verses about giving to the poor and needy, which demonstrates the heart of God.

The Holy Spirit Guides Us

The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Holy Trinity, which is God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit (Mathew 28:19).

Sometimes our material desires can get in the way of giving to God’s people.

When I was doing my bible study, I reached Joshua 6. If you haven’t heard about this, it is the story about the disobedience of Achan, the Israelite.

Here’s a quick background.

The Israelites had just defeated Jericho through the Mighty hand of God, and from their victory, had accumulated all the gold and silver and other precious metals from the Land of Jericho.

Joshua had instructed them not to take these devoted items for themselves, but that it must go into the treasury of God. Failing to do so will bring about destruction.

All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury. Joshua 6:19

Because Achan refused to take heed to this instruction, and saved up these treasures secretly for himself, the next war the Israelites marched towards (which was to Ai) led them to defeat.

This was one of the first defeats in a long time for Israel, and it was because of the wrath of God for their sin (even if it was just one man’s fault).

God was angry about Achan’s sin that it affected the entire nation of Israel, and finally Achan was put to death and the nation of Israel was restored back, with God blessings.

While this may seem like a harsh penalty, reading the entire Chapter will give you a better picture of the situation.

The reason this resonated with me was because God is a compassionate Father, and giving to those in need is like giving to the Kingdom of God.

I believe the money we make, the success we see, the material possessions we own, are all given to us by the grace of God.

If His Mighty hand wasn’t on my life today, I wouldn’t be where I am. So instead of simply reading the bible, I learnt that I need to act on things that I am called to do.

The one and only way to know if it truly is the Holy Spirit guiding you, is by reading the bible and praying.

When I first started reading the bible, I didn’t think of it as something that was going to give me a new revelation.

I thought the bible would just teach us to be kind, loving, sharing and caring. And that we need to do good works to enter the kingdom of God. It is now that I realise that I had it all wrong.

Jesus does not teach us a system or work-based religion.

If you have never read the bible in great depths, I would urge you to start reading.

The bible never made sense to me when I first started reading, it took me almost 8 months to a year to receive knowledge and wisdom from the Holy Spirit. Don’t worry if you are slow to understand passages. I used the initial bible study days to memorise scriptures to slowly get into God’s word.

Don’t give up.

God is the only one who can help you and save you from whatever you are facing. He is a friend that never fails, a loving Father that comforts and a Mighty God who deserves all the praise and glory.

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30 Bible Scriptures on Giving

The first few bible scriptures on giving are from 2 Corinthians 9, which talks in detail about giving generously.

Bible Verses about Generosity

2 Corinthians 9:6

Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

2 Corinthians 9:7

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:10

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Benefits of Giving in the Bible

2 Corinthians 9:11

You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

2 Corinthians 9:12

This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.

Proverbs 18:16

A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

Bible Verses about Giving and Receiving

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Luke 6:30

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

Psalm 37:21

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.

Leviticus 25:36-37

Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you. You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food at a profit.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Give and Be Blessed

Acts 20:35

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

Giving to Other Without Recognition

Matthew 6:3

But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

Bible Verses about Giving to the Poor

Proverbs 3:27

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

Luke 3:11

John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

Luke 12:33-34

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Proverbs 11:24-25

One person gives freely, yet gains even more; Another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Proverbs 28:27

Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.

God’s Gift to You the Giver

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 7:7

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:11

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

Deuteronomy 8:18

But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.

Proverbs 3:9-10

Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.

What You do to Others, You do to God

Matthew 25:40

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

Conclusion: Scriptures on Giving

Let us conclude with this powerful bible verse on giving found in Luke 21:1-4;

As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.