You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
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TSK · Proverbs 11:24
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Psalms 112:9
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He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
Proverbs 19:17
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The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
Ignorance of the Future Demands Diligence in the Present Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
Haggai 1:6
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You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”
Haggai 2:16
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From that time when one came expecting a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures from it, there were only twenty.
Luke 6:38
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Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift and not as something you feel forced to do.