Here are 100 Bible verses about giving back, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Acts 20:35 KJV
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.
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2 Corinthians 9:7 KJV
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.
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Luke 6:38 KJV
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.
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Malachi 3:10 KJV
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.
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Proverbs 3:9 KJV
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
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2 Corinthians 9:11 KJV
11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
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Matthew 10:8 KJV
8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
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Matthew 6:21 KJV
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Luke 3:11 KJV
11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
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Proverbs 3:9-10 KJV
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
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Leviticus 27:30 KJV
30 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord.
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Malachi 3:8-10 KJV
8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 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, …
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2 Corinthians 9:6-8 KJV
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 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. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good …
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Luke 6:30 KJV
30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
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Matthew 6:3 KJV
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
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2 Corinthians 8:14 KJV
14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:
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Luke 12:33 KJV
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.
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Mark 12:41-44 KJV
41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the …
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1 John 3:16-18 KJV
16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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1 Timothy 6:10 KJV
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV
8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
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Luke 21:1-4 KJV
1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the …
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2 Corinthians 9:10 KJV
10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
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2 Corinthians 9:6 KJV
6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
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2 Corinthians 8:12 KJV
12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Matthew 19:21 KJV
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
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Proverbs 19:17 KJV
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
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Proverbs 11:25 KJV
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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Proverbs 28:27 KJV
27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
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Hebrews 13:16 KJV
16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Matthew 23:23 KJV
23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Proverbs 3:27 KJV
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
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Deuteronomy 15:10 KJV
10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
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Matthew 6:1-4 KJV
1 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. 2 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. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand …
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Proverbs 21:26 KJV
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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Proverbs 22:9 KJV
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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1 Timothy 6:17-19 KJV
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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John 15:12-13 KJV
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
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James 1:17 KJV
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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Luke 18:12 KJV
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
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Luke 12:32 KJV
32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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1 Chronicles 29:13-14 KJV
13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
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Matthew 6:3-4 KJV
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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Proverbs 11:24-25 KJV
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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Proverbs 11:24 KJV
24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
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Deuteronomy 16:17 KJV
17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
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James 2:15-16 KJV
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
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Matthew 6:2 KJV
2 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.
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1 John 3:17 KJV
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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Philippians 4:14-18 KJV
14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 17 Not because I desire a gift: …
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2 Corinthians 8:9 KJV
9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
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1 Corinthians 16:2 KJV
2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.
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Romans 12:13 KJV
13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
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Matthew 10:42 KJV
42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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Genesis 14:20 KJV
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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Romans 13:8 KJV
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
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Matthew 21:43 KJV
43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
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Acts 2:44-45 KJV
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
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Matthew 6:1 KJV
1 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.
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Matthew 5:42 KJV
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
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2 Samuel 24:24 KJV
24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
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Galatians 6:6 KJV
6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.
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2 Corinthians 8:7 KJV
7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
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1 Chronicles 29:14 KJV
14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
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1 Chronicles 29:9 KJV
9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the Lord: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
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1 Corinthians 13:3 KJV
3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
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Romans 12:8 KJV
8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
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Luke 11:42 KJV
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Psalm 37:21 KJV
21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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Deuteronomy 8:18 KJV
18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
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Numbers 18:21 KJV
21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
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Genesis 28:20-22 KJV
20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 21 So that I come again to my father’s house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: 22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
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Matthew 6:24 KJV
24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
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Matthew 6:4 KJV
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
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1 John 3:17-18 KJV
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10 KJV
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
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2 Corinthians 9:13 KJV
13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
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2 Corinthians 9:12 KJV
12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
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1 John 4:8 KJV
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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1 Timothy 6:17 KJV
17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
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Luke 19:8 KJV
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
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Matthew 6:33 KJV
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Proverbs 18:16 KJV
16 A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
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Psalm 24:1 KJV
1 The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
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Matthew 6:19-21 KJV
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Job 41:11 KJV
11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
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Deuteronomy 15:7-8 KJV
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
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Genesis 28:22 KJV
22 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
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Ephesians 4:28 KJV
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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2 Corinthians 8:2-3 KJV
2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;
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Luke 16:10 KJV
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
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Luke 8:3 KJV
3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
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Matthew 24:14 KJV
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
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Malachi 3:1-18 KJV
1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: 3 And he shall …
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Galatians 2:10 KJV
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
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2 Corinthians 8:13-15 KJV
13 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: 15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
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Proverbs 31:9 KJV
9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
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Psalm 116:12 KJV
12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
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Psalm 37:4 KJV
4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
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