Ecclesiastes 11:2
"Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth."
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- 1 Timothy 6:18
"That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;"
Read in chapter → - Psalms 112:9
"He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour."
Read in chapter → - Job 5:19
"He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee."
Read in chapter → - Luke 6:30
"Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 6:16
"These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:"
Read in chapter → - Micah 5:5
"And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men."
Read in chapter → - Nehemiah 8:10
"Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Read in chapter → - Esther 9:19
"Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another."
Read in chapter → - Acts 11:28
"And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar."
Read in chapter → - Daniel 4:27
"Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity."
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