Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.
- NASB You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work, and in all your undertakings.
- NLT Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
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Quick answer
Israel was to give freely and without a grudging heart, for God would bless all their work because of it. Cheerful generosity opens the way to God's blessing.
Overview
God commands not only the act of giving but a willing spirit, free from resentment over the cost. He ties his blessing on all their labor to such open-hearted generosity. Paul echoes this exactly when he urges giving not reluctantly but cheerfully, promising that God is able to make every grace abound to the cheerful giver.
Cross-references & the web
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- Prov 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Heb 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- 1 Tim 6:18–19Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
- Isa 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
- Ps 41:1–2For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
- Deut 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Deut 24:19If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Phil 4:18–19I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Prov 11:24–25One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Isa 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
- Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- Deut 15:4There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
- 1 Pet 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Cor 9:5–11So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
- Matt 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
- Rom 12:8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
- Deut 14:19All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
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