Proverbs 3:9

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Proverbs 3:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

8 This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.

9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;

10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;

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Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Genesis 14:18

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High —

Genesis 14:19

and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

Genesis 14:20

and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:21

The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”

Genesis 28:22

And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”

Exodus 22:29

You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

Exodus 23:19

Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Exodus 34:26

Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

Exodus 35:20

Then the whole congregation of Israel withdrew from the presence of Moses.

Exodus 35:21

And everyone whose heart stirred him and whose spirit prompted him came and brought an offering to the LORD for the work on the Tent of Meeting, for all its services, and for the holy garments.

Exodus 35:22

So all who had willing hearts, both men and women, came and brought brooches and earrings, rings and necklaces, and all kinds of gold jewelry. And they all presented their gold as a wave offering to the LORD.

Exodus 35:23

Everyone who had blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen, goat hair, ram skins dyed red, or articles of fine leather, brought them.

Exodus 35:24

And all who could present an offering of silver or bronze brought it as a contribution to the LORD. Also, everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the service brought it.

Exodus 35:25

Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun: blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen.

Exodus 35:26

And all the skilled women whose hearts were stirred spun the goat hair.

Exodus 35:27

The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,

Exodus 35:28

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Exodus 35:29

So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.

Numbers 7:2

And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

Numbers 7:3

They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

Numbers 7:4

And the LORD said to Moses,

Numbers 7:5

“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”

Numbers 7:6

So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

Numbers 7:7

He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,

Numbers 7:8

and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 7:9

But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

Numbers 7:10

When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

Numbers 7:11

And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

Numbers 7:12

On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.

Numbers 7:13

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:14

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:15

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:16

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:17

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

Numbers 7:18

On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.

Numbers 7:19

The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:20

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:21

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:22

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:23

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

Numbers 7:24

On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.

Numbers 7:25

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:26

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:27

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:28

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:29

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

Numbers 7:30

On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

Numbers 7:31

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:32

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:33

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:34

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:35

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

Numbers 7:36

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

Numbers 7:37

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:38

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:39

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:40

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:41

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Numbers 7:42

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

Numbers 7:43

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:44

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:45

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:46

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:47

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

Numbers 7:48

On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

Numbers 7:49

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:50

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:51

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:52

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:53

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

Numbers 7:54

On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

Numbers 7:55

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:56

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:57

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:58

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:59

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

Numbers 7:60

On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

Numbers 7:61

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:62

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:63

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:64

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:65

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

Numbers 7:66

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

Numbers 7:67

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:68

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:69

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:70

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:71

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

Numbers 7:72

On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

Numbers 7:73

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:74

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:75

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:76

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:77

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

Numbers 7:78

On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

Numbers 7:79

His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

Numbers 7:80

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

Numbers 7:81

one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

Numbers 7:82

one male goat for a sin offering;

Numbers 7:83

and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

Numbers 7:84

So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

Numbers 7:85

Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

Numbers 7:86

The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.

Numbers 7:87

All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.

Numbers 7:88

All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

Numbers 7:89

When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.

Numbers 31:50

So we have brought to the LORD an offering of the gold articles each man acquired—armlets, bracelets, rings, earrings, and necklaces—to make atonement for ourselves before the LORD.”

Numbers 31:51

So Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them all the articles made out of gold.

Numbers 31:52

All the gold that the commanders of thousands and of hundreds presented as an offering to the LORD weighed 16,750 shekels.

Numbers 31:53

Each of the soldiers had taken plunder for himself.

Numbers 31:54

And Moses and Eleazar the priest received the gold from the commanders of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD.

Deuteronomy 26:2

you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,

Deuteronomy 26:3

to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”

Deuteronomy 26:4

Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,

Deuteronomy 26:5

and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

Deuteronomy 26:6

But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor.

Deuteronomy 26:7

So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression.

Deuteronomy 26:8

Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders.

Deuteronomy 26:9

And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Deuteronomy 26:10

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.

Deuteronomy 26:11

So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household.

Deuteronomy 26:12

When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.

Deuteronomy 26:13

Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.

Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.

Deuteronomy 26:15

Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Haggai 1:4

“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”

Haggai 1:5

Now this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

Haggai 1:7

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways.

Haggai 1:8

Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.

Haggai 1:9

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

Malachi 3:8

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Malachi 3:9

You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.

Mark 14:7

The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.

Mark 14:8

She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

Mark 14:10

Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them.

Mark 14:11

They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

Mark 14:12

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed, Jesus’ disciples asked Him, “Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the Passover?”

Mark 14:13

So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him,

Mark 14:14

and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’

Mark 14:15

And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

Mark 14:16

So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.

Mark 14:17

When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve.

Mark 14:18

And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.”

Mark 14:19

They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?”

Mark 14:20

He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.

Mark 14:21

The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

Luke 14:13

But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

Luke 14:14

and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

2 Corinthians 8:2

In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.

2 Corinthians 8:3

For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

Philippians 4:18

I 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.

1 John 3:17

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

1 John 3:18

Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.