Get What Bible Says About Giving To The Poor Images. So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be zaccheus stopped and said to the lord, behold, lord, half of my possessions i will give to the poor, and if i have defrauded anyone of anything, i will. The bible tells us that generosity yields an amazing crop!
So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be zaccheus stopped and said to the lord, behold, lord, half of my possessions i will give to the poor, and if i have defrauded anyone of anything, i will.
Nowhere in scripture does the bible condemn poor people or teach that believers must be materially rich. This was a very poor village — people had very little to spare. Poor, your people shall be my. Deuteronomy 15:11 says that the poor will always be with us.