Quotes about Generosity

“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”

Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have all I need.” So Jacob pressed him until he accepted.

“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

And the steward took the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided food for their donkeys.

When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.

But pay no regard to your belongings, for the best of all the land of Egypt is yours.’”

He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.

And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey.

Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.”

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

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