Bible Verses About Sharing Your Blessings To Others

Dear friends, The act of sharing our blessings is a core principle woven throughout the Bible. It teaches us that with the abundance we receive, we also bear the joyful responsibility to extend our hands to those in need.

The Scriptures abound with heartfelt stories of generosity. We read of a widow who offered her last coins as an offering, and of the Good Samaritan who, with compassion, cared for a stranger’s wounds, providing for him at his own expense.

These narratives invite us to emulate such kindness. As God’s children, it falls upon us to show empathy and to assist the less fortunate—the poor, the hungry, the downtrodden. Our resources may seem modest, but even the smallest gesture of goodwill can have a profound impact on someone’s life.

The gifts we possess are bestowed upon us by God, and they are meant to flow through us, not to be hoarded. In sharing, we not only honor God, but we also affirm the worth and dignity of those around us. Such generous living creates a ripple effect of justice, dignity, and kinship. It’s a testament to the fact that all good things are gifts from the Father above.

Let us therefore be generous with our time, abilities, and resources. In a world brimming with need, our open-handedness is a reflection of Christ’s boundless love.

Dear friends, let us now turn to the Scriptures, which offer us wisdom about the joy and necessity of sharing with others.

Generosity Encouraged by Faith

2 Corinthians 9:7
“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver”

Proverbs 11:25
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself”

Proverbs 19:17
“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again”

Luke 6:38
“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”

Acts 20:35
“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”

2 Corinthians 9:11
“Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God”

Caring for the Needy and Less Fortunate

Proverbs 14:31
“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor”

Proverbs 28:27
“He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse”

Luke 3:11
“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”

1 John 3:17-18
“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? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth”

James 2:15-16
“If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 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?”

Cheerful Giving and Sacrifice

2 Corinthians 8:12
“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”

Psalm 112:9
“He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour”

Proverbs 3:27
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it”

Hebrews 13:16
“But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased”

1 Timothy 6:18
“That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate”

2 Corinthians 9:6
“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully”

The Blessings of Sharing with Others

Proverbs 22:9
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor”

Luke 14:13-14
“But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just”

Deuteronomy 15:10
“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”

Psalm 41:1-3
“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness”

Matthew 10:8
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give”

Hospitality as a Form of Blessing

1 Timothy 3:2
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach”

Titus 1:8
“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate”

3 John 5-8
“Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: Because that for his name’s sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth”

Romans 12:13
“Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality”

Hebrews 13:2
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares”

1 Peter 4:9
“Use hospitality one to another without grudging”

Mutual Support in the Body of Christ

Galatians 6:2
“Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ”

Ephesians 4:28
“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”

1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do”

Hebrews 10:24-25
“And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching”

Romans 15:1
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves”

1 Corinthians 12:25-26
“That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it”

Teachings on Wealth and Possessions

Luke 12:33-34
“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. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

Matthew 6:19-21
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”

1 Timothy 6:17-19
“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; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”

Proverbs 30:8-9
“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain”

Ecclesiastes 5:19
“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God”