Quotes about Altruism
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
— Proverbs 31:20
and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
— Isaiah 58:10
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
— Jeremiah 22:16
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
— Ezekiel 18:16
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
— Matthew 5:7
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
— Matthew 5:40
and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
— Matthew 5:41
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
— Matthew 5:42
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
— Matthew 6:2
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
— Matthew 6:3
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
— Matthew 19:21
It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
— Matthew 20:26