17 He that is showing favor to the lowly one is lending to Jehovah,+ and his treatment He will repay to him.+

27 He that is giving to the one of little means will have no want,+ but he that is hiding his eyes will get many curses.+

2 At this E·liʹsha said to her: “What shall I do for you?+ Tell me; what do you have in the house?” To this she said: “Your maidservant has nothing at all in the house but a spouted jar of oil.”+

42 And there was a man that came from Baʹal-shalʹi·shah,+ and he came bringing+ to the man of the [true] God bread of the first ripe fruits,+ twenty barley loaves,+ and new grain in his bread bag. Then he said: “Give it to the people that they may eat.”+

19 Further, he apportioned+ to all the people, to the whole crowd of Israel, man as well as woman, to each one a ring-shaped cake of bread and a date cake and a raisin cake,+ after which all the people went each to his own house.

32 And Bar·zilʹlai was very old, being eighty years of age;+ and he himself supplied the king with food while he was dwelling in Ma·ha·naʹim,+ for he was a very great+ man.

 3 Trust in Jehovah and do good;+

Reside in the earth, and deal with faithfulness.+

 5 The man is good who is gracious+ and is lending.+

7 Let each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly+ or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.+

13 Through the proof that this ministry gives, they glorify God because YOU are submissive to the good news about the Christ,+ as YOU publicly declare YOU are, and because YOU are generous in YOUR contribution to them and to all;+