Proverbs 28:27 "He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he
who hides his eyes will have many curses"
Matthew 6:1-4 "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. 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. But
when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand
doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself shall reward thee openly."
Luke 11:41 "But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and,
behold, all things are clean unto you."
Luke 12:33 "Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves
bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no
thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth."
Acts 10:2 "A devout man, and one that feared God with all his
house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway."
Acts 10:4 "And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said,
What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come
up for a memorial before God."
Acts 10:31 "And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine
alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God." [Cornelius's
faithful alms giving caught the attention of God who sent Peter to share the
gospel with him.]
Tobit 4:7-11 "Give alms of thy substance; and when thou givest
alms, let not thine eye by envious: turn not away thy face from any poor
man, and the face of God shall not be turned away from thee. As thy
substance is, give alms of it according to thine abundance: if thou have
little, be not afraid to give alms according to that little; for thou layest
up a good treasure for thyself against the day of necessity: because alms
delivereth from death, and suffereth not to come into darkness. Alms is a
good gift in the sight of the Most High for all that give it,"
Tobit 4:16 "Give of thy bread to the hungry, and of thy garments
to them that are naked: of all thine abundance give alms,"
Tobit 12:8-10 "Good is prayer with fastings and alms, and
righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with
unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold: alms doth
deliver from death, and it shall purge away all sin. They that do alms and
righteousness shall be filled with life," Tobit 12:8-10."Good is
prayer with fastings and alms, and righteousness. A little with
righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give
alms than to lay up gold: alms doth deliver from death, and it shall purge
away all sin. They that do alms and righteousness shall be filled with
life,"
The Book of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 12:3 "For there is no good
for him that is always occupied in evil, and that giveth no alms: for the
Highest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on the penitent."
The Book of Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 29:12 "Help the poor
because of the commandment: and send him not away empty handed because of
his poverty."