when
Luke 1:53
He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away.
Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich hath many friends.
Proverbs 22:16
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
James 2:1-6
1
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2
For if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment,
3
and ye have respect for him that weareth the grand clothing and say unto him, "Sit thou here in a good place," and say to the poor man, "Stand thou there," or, "Sit here under my footstool,"
4
are ye not then partial in yourselves and have become judges with evil thoughts?
5
Hearken, my beloved brethren: Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which He hath promised to those who love Him?
6
But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you and drag you before the judgment seats?
and a
Luke 6:32-36
32
For if ye love them that love you, what thanks have ye? For sinners also love those that love them.
33
And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thanks have ye? For sinners also do even the same.
34
And if ye lend to them from whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have ye? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35
But love ye your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest; for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36
Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Zechariah 7:5-7
5
"Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, `When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month even those seventy years, did ye fast at all unto Me, even to Me?
6
And when ye ate and when ye drank, did not ye eat for yourselves and drink for yourselves?
7
Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?'"
Matthew 5:46
For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same?
Matthew 6:1-4
1
"Take heed that ye do not your almsgiving before men, to be seen by them; otherwise ye have no reward from your Father who is in Heaven.
2
Therefore when thou givest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
3
But when thou givest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth,
4
that thine almsgiving may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, Himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:16-18
16
"Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head and wash thy face,
18
that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.