Beneficence

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningDeuteronomy 15:7–18Leviticus 25:35–43Psalms 41:1Psalms 112:9Proverbs 3:27Proverbs 3:28Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 22:9Proverbs 25:21Proverbs 25:22Proverbs 28:27Isaiah 58:6Isaiah 58:7Isaiah 58:10Isaiah 58:11Ezekiel 18:5Ezekiel 18:7–9Matthew 5:42Matthew 19:21Matthew 25:35–45
• See Alms
• See Liberality
• See Poor, Duties to
• See Rich
• See Riches
• INSTANCES OF
• The old man of GibeahJudges 19:16–21
• BoazRuth 2
• The Jews who returned from the exileNehemiah 5:8–12Nehemiah 8:10Nehemiah 8:11
• JOBJob 29:11–17Job 31:16–23
• The TemanitesIsaiah 21:14

The passages, in Bible order (58)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Leviticus 25:35–43

   Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.

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   “And if thy brother be waxen poor,....

   “Rather, And if thy brother (an Israelite) becomes poor and falls into decay with thee, thou shalt assist him and let him live with thee like a resident foreigner. He was not to be regarded as an outcast, but was to be treated with the same respect and consideration as a resident foreigner who, like him, could possess no land, but could accumulate property and live in comfort as a free man. See Lev 16:29 note.

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2. Deuteronomy 15:7–18

   If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

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   “If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren,....

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3. Judges 19:16–21

   That evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.

   ›Commentary on Judges 19:16–212 voices

   “When some little progress was made, though night was threatening to come on, and they were close by the town of the Jebusites, on the slave's request that his lord should turn aside there, he refused, because it was not a city of the children of Israel. He meant to get as far as Gibeah, which was inhabited by the people of the tribe of Benjamin. But when they arrived there was no one to receive them with hospitality, except a stranger of advanced age.

   “And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even,....

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4. Ruth 2:1

   Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.

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   “And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's,....

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5. Nehemiah 5:8–12

   and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling your own brothers, that they may be sold back to us!” But they remained silent, for they could find nothing to say.

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   “And I said unto them,....

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6. Nehemiah 8:10

   Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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   "And he said to them: Go, eat rich foods, etc." For the day of the Lord is holy to us when we strive to hear and fulfill his words. On which day, although suffering external tribulations, we ought to be rejoicing in hope, according to …

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7. Nehemiah 8:11

   And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”

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   “So the Levites stilled all the people,.... Made them quiet and easy, being backed by the governor: saying, hold your peace; refrain from weeping and mourning: for the day is holy; a festival, set apart for joy and gladness: neither be ye grieved; inwardly; as they were not to show any signs of sorrow outwardly, so they were not to cherish grief inwardly.

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8. Job 29:11–17

   For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

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   “The ear hearing me, blessed me; and the eye seeing, gave witness to me. [HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION] Whereas blessed Job avouches himself to be 'blessed by those that heard him,' and to 'have witness given to him by those that saw him,' what he was in speech and what in practice, we have shewn us. For neither is he henceforth perfect in practice, whom wickedness of the tongue still withstands, or praiseworthy in speech who does not exhibit in practice the thing that he utters.

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9. Job 31:16–23

   If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

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   “If I have denied what they wished for to the poor, or have caused the eyes of the widow to wait. By these words the holy man is shewn not only to have ministered to the need of the poor, but also to their desire of having. But what if the poor wished those very things, which perchance it might not be for their good to receive? Is it that, because in Sacred Scripture the lowly are used to be called 'poor,' those only are to be accounted the things the poor wish to receive, which the humble seek?

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10. Psalms 41:1

    Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

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    “Faith comes first, and mercy comes second.… Happy, therefore, is the one who understands the poverty of Christ, his utter destitution. Christ, though he was very rich, became poor for us. In his kingdom, he was rich; in his flesh, he was poor, for he took on himself the flesh of the poor. We had indeed become very poor, because, by fraud practiced on us by the serpent, we lost the rich robes of virtue and were put out of paradise. We were thrown out of our native land and banished into exile. We were even stripped of clothing.

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11. Psalms 112:9

    He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

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    Who, more than she [Gregory's sister], threw open her house, with a courteous and generous welcome to those who live according to God? And, better still, who received them with such modesty or advanced to meet them in a manner so pleasing to God? Further, who displayed a mind more tranquil in misfortune or a heart more sympathetic to those in distress? Who was more liberal to those in want? I would not hesitate to praise her in the words of Job: "Her door was open to every traveler, the stranger did not stay without."

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12. Proverbs 3:27

    Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.

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    "Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due," etc. Because above he diligently urged the observance of the law of the Lord and his counsel, and promised eternal rest to those who observe it, now he repeatedly explains in various ways what …

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13. Proverbs 3:28

    Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.

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    "Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go, and come back,' etc. This command is given not only about someone asking for alms but that we should be willing and ready to give generously and promptly. Likewise, all the commands of Christ, who said: 'You are …

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14. Proverbs 11:25

    A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

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    “The soul that blesses will be enriched, etc. He who outwardly blesses by preaching receives inwardly the fatness of increase. And while he ceases not to drench the minds of his hearers with sacred discourse, he himself grows fat with the multiple drink of grace.

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15. Proverbs 22:9

    A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

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    "He who is kind-hearted will be blessed," etc. This is similar to that of the same judge, who discerning the merciful from the impious, says: "Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was …

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16. Proverbs 25:21

    If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

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    “The Holy Spirit speaks in the same manner through Solomon: "If your enemy is hungry, give him to eat; if he is thirsty, give him to drink; in doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head." At this point we must watch …

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