Bible Verses About Giving

The Bible has a lot to say about the subject of giving. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, God has always desired that His people give as an expression of their faith in Him.

We’ve gathered several verses below on the subject of giving. We’ve also included every mention of the word “giving” in the NASB translation. We hope that this collection of Scripture is a help to you as you study God’s Word.

Bible Verses About the Principles of Giving

God’s Word contains fundamental principles about giving. Below are a few.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.
A generous person will be prosperous,
And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. – Proverbs 11:24-25

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and put Me to the test now in this,” says the Lord of armies, “if I do not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. – Malachi 3:10

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous is gracious and gives. – Psalm 37:21

Bible Verses About the Right Attitude in Giving

God is not just concerned with our actions when we give. He is also looking at our hearts and desires that we give with pure motives.

Now I say this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed; – 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work, and in all your undertakings. – Deuteronomy 15:10

Bible Verses About How to Honor God through Giving

God is honored when we give, not because He needs anything from us, but because our giving reflects our faith in Him.

Honor the Lord from your wealth,
And from the first of all your produce; -Proverbs 3:9

And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. – Hebrews 13:16

Now He looked up and saw the wealthy putting their gifts into the temple treasury. And He saw a poor widow putting in two lepta coins. And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all contributed to the offering from their surplus; but she, from her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.” – Luke 21:1-4

Every Mention of the Word “Giving” in the Bible

We’ve included all mentions of the word “giving” in the NASB below. We hope reflecting on these verses will deepen your knowledge of God’s Word!

Bible Verses About Giving in Genesis

Now when she had finished giving him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels until they have finished drinking.” – Genesis 24:19

It came about at the time she was giving birth, that behold, there were twins in her womb. – Genesis 38:27

Moreover, it took place while she was giving birth, that one baby put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, “This one came out first.” – Genesis 38:28

Bible Verses About Giving in Leviticus

“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as a possession, and I put a spot of leprosy on a house in the land of your possession, – Leviticus 14:34

Bible Verses About Giving in Numbers

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where you are going to live, which I am giving you, – Numbers 15:2

But you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything that concerns the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service. I am giving you the priesthood as a service that is a gift, and the unauthorized person who comes near shall be put to death.” – Numbers 18:7

Therefore say, ‘Behold, I am giving him My covenant of peace; – Numbers 25:12

Bible Verses About Giving in Deuteronomy

just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross over the Jordan into the land that the Lord our God is giving us.’ – Deuteronomy 2:29

until the Lord gives rest to your fellow countrymen as to you, and they also take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them beyond the Jordan. Then you may return, each man to his possession which I have given you.’ – Deuteronomy 3:20

“Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the judgments which I am teaching you to perform, so that you will live and go in and take possession of the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving you. – Deuteronomy 4:1

“Now the Lord was angry with me on your account, and He swore that I would not cross the Jordan, and that I would not enter the good land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. – Deuteronomy 4:21

So you shall keep His statutes and His commandments which I am giving you today, so that it may go well for you and for your children after you, and that you may live long on the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.” – Deuteronomy 4:40

‘Honor your father and your mother, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well for you on the land which the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 5:16

But as for you, stand here by Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which you shall teach them, so that they may follow them in the land which I am giving them to possess.’ – Deuteronomy 5:31

But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. – Deuteronomy 8:18

“Know, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stubborn people. – Deuteronomy 9:6

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing. – Deuteronomy 10:18

Otherwise, the anger of the Lord will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the sky so that there will be no rain, and the ground will not yield its produce; then you will quickly perish from the good land which the Lord is giving you. – Deuteronomy 11:17

For you are about to cross the Jordan to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall possess it and live in it, – Deuteronomy 11:31

for you have not as yet come to the resting place and the inheritance which the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 12:9

When you cross the Jordan and live in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and He gives you rest from all your enemies around you so that you live in security, – Deuteronomy 12:10

“If you hear in one of your cities, which the Lord your God is giving you to live in, anyone saying that – Deuteronomy 13:12

However, there will be no poor among you, since the Lord will certainly bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, – Deuteronomy 15:4

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; – Deuteronomy 15:7

You are not allowed to sacrifice the Passover in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you; – Deuteronomy 16:5

“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. – Deuteronomy 16:18

Justice, and only justice, you shall pursue, so that you may live and possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 16:20

“If there is found in your midst, in any of your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, a man or a woman who does what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, by violating His covenant, – Deuteronomy 17:2

“When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, ‘I will appoint a king over me like all the nations who are around me,’ – Deuteronomy 17:14

“When you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of those nations. – Deuteronomy 18:9

“When the Lord your God cuts off the nations whose land the Lord your God is giving you, and you dispossess them and settle in their cities and in their houses, – Deuteronomy 19:1

you shall set aside for yourself three cities in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess. – Deuteronomy 19:2

So innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and guilt for bloodshed will not be on you. – Deuteronomy 19:10

“You shall not displace your neighbor’s boundary marker, which the ancestors have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess. – Deuteronomy 19:14

Only in the cities of these peoples that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, you shall not leave anything that breathes alive. – Deuteronomy 20:16

“If a person who has been killed by someone is found lying in the open country in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known who struck him, – Deuteronomy 21:1

On the contrary, he shall acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of everything that he owns, for he was the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn. – Deuteronomy 21:17

his body is not to be left overnight on the tree, but you shall certainly bury him on the same day (for he who is hanged is cursed of God), so that you do not defile your land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. – Deuteronomy 21:23

then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her again to be his wife, after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. – Deuteronomy 24:4

You shall have a correct and honest weight; you shall have a correct and honest measure, so that your days may be prolonged in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 25:15

So it shall come about, when the Lord your God has given you rest from all your surrounding enemies in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, that you shall wipe out the mention of the name Amalek from under heaven; you must not forget. – Deuteronomy 25:19

“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, – Deuteronomy 26:1

So it shall be on the day when you cross the Jordan to the land which the Lord your God is giving you, that you shall set up for yourself large stones and coat them with lime – Deuteronomy 27:2

and write on them all the words of this Law, when you cross over, so that you may enter the land which the Lord your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you. – Deuteronomy 27:3

The Lord will command the blessing for you in your barns and in everything that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 28:8

“Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab opposite Jericho, and look at the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel as a possession. – Deuteronomy 32:49

For you will see the land at a distance but you will not go there, into the land which I am giving the sons of Israel.” – Deuteronomy 32:52

Bible Verses About Giving in Joshua

“Moses My servant is dead; so now arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. – Joshua 1:2

“Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you are going to cross this Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving you, to possess it.’” – Joshua 1:11

“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest, and will give you this land.’ – Joshua 1:13

until the Lord gives your brothers rest, as He is giving you, and they also possess the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you may return to your own land, and take possession of that which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise.” – Joshua 1:15

Bible Verses About Giving in Ruth

Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, because she had heard in the land of Moab that the Lord had visited His people by giving them food. – Ruth 1:6

Bible Verses About Giving in 1 Kings

My servants will bring the timbers down from Lebanon to the sea; and I will have them made into rafts to go by sea to the place where you direct me, and I will have them broken up there, and you will carry them away. Then you shall do what I wish, by giving food to my household.” – 1 Kings 5:9

1 Kings 5:9 – 1 Kings 8:32

Bible Verses About Giving in 1 Chronicles

But Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself, and may my lord the king do what is good in his sight. See, I am giving the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing sledges for wood and the wheat for the grain offering; I am giving it all.” – 1 Chronicles 21:23

and four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand were praising the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise. – Chronicles 23:5

Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising the Lord. – 1 Chronicles 25:3

Bible Verses About Giving in 2 Chronicles

The priests stood at their posts, and the Levites also, with the musical instruments for the Lord, which King David had made for giving praise to the Lord—“for His faithfulness is everlasting”—whenever David gave praise through their ministry; the priests on the other side blew trumpets and all Israel was standing. – 2 Chronicles 7:6

Then Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who showed good insight in the things of the Lord. So they ate for the appointed seven days, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their fathers. – 2 Chronicles 30:22

Bible Verses About Giving in Ezra

And they sang, praising and giving thanks to the Lord, saying, “For He is good, for His favor is upon Israel forever.” And all the people shouted with a great shout of joy when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. – Ezra 3:11

Bible Verses About Giving in Psalms

He has made known to His people the power of His works, In giving them the inheritance of the nations. – Psalm 111:6

Bible Verses About Giving in Proverbs

One whose ear listens to a life-giving rebuke Will stay among the wise. – Proverbs 15:31

Bible Verses About Giving in Isaiah

Woe to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’ Or to a woman, ‘To what are you giving birth?’” – Isaiah 45:10

To grant those who mourn in Zion, giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The cloak of praise instead of a disheartened spirit. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. – Isaiah 61:3

Bible Verses About Giving in Jeremiah

For I heard a voice cry as of a woman in labor, The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child. The voice of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, Stretching out her hands, saying, “Ah, woe to me, for I faint before murderers.” – Jeremiah 4:31

“After giving the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord, saying, – Jeremiah 32:16

great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of mankind, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; – Jeremiah 32:19

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all the people who were giving him such an answer—saying, – Jeremiah 44:20

Bible Verses About Giving in Ezekiel

“Now you, son of man, listen to what I am speaking to you; do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth wide and eat what I am giving you.” – Ezekiel 2:8

And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.” Then I ate it, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. – Ezekiel 3:3

Bible Verses About Giving in Daniel

So the overseer continued to withhold their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables. – Daniel 1:16

Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated. – Daniel 3:19

Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our wrongdoing and giving attention to Your truth. – Daniel 9:13

Bible Verses About Giving in Matthew

so that your charitable giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. – Matthew 6:4

When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. – Matthew 11:1

and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and after giving thanks, He broke them and started giving them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. – Matthew 15:36

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, – Matthew 24:38

Bible Verses About Giving in Mark

And He directed the people to recline on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve, and they served them to the people. – Mark 8:6

And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.” – Mark 8:15

For many people were giving false testimony against Him, and so their testimonies were not consistent. – Mark 14:56

And then some stood up and began giving false testimony against Him, saying, – Mark 14:57

Bible Verses About Giving in Luke

And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. – Luke 2:38

But He said to him, “A man was giving a big dinner, and he invited many; – Luke 14:16

And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything. – Luke 15:16

and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. – Luke 17:16

But Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, half of my possessions I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am giving back four times as much.” – Luke 19:8

And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them. – Luke 24:30

Bible Verses About Giving in John

Jesus then took the loaves, and after giving thanks He distributed them to those who were reclining; likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted. – John 6:11

I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another. – John 13:34

Bible Verses About Giving in Acts

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with different tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out. – Acts 2:4

And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and abundant grace was upon them all. – Acts 4:33

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us; – Acts 15:8

explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ.” – Acts 17:3

Then Paul took along the men, and the next day, after purifying himself together with them, he went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them. – Acts 21:26

he said, “I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive as well,” giving orders for Paul to be kept in Herod’s Praetorium. – Acts 23:35

Bible Verses About Giving in Romans

yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, – Romans 4:20

who are Israelites, to whom belongs the adoption as sons and daughters, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the Law, the temple service, and the promises; – Romans 9:4

Bible Verses About Giving in 1 Corinthians

Now in giving this next instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better, but for the worse. – 1 Corinthians 11:17

whereas our more presentable parts have no need of it. But God has so composed the body, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked, – 1 Corinthians 12:24

For otherwise, if you bless God in the spirit only, how will the one who occupies the place of the outsider know to say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you are saying? – 1 Corinthians 14:16

For you are giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not edified. – 1 Corinthians 14:17

So also it is written: “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” The last Adam was a life-giving spirit. – 1 Corinthians 15:45

Bible Verses About Giving in 2 Corinthians

This is speaking allegorically, for these women are two covenants: one coming from Mount Sinai giving birth to children who are to be slaves; she is Hagar. – Galatians 4:24

Bible Verses About Giving in Ephesians

do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers; – Ephesians 1:16

and there must be no filthiness or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. – Ephesians 5:4

always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to our God and Father; – Ephesians 5:20

Bible Verses About Giving in Philippians

You yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the first preaching of the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone; – Philippians 4:15

Bible Verses About Giving in Colossians

giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. – Colossians 1:12

Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. – Colossians 3:17

Bible Verses About Giving in 1 Peter

not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you would inherit a blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9

Bible Verses About Giving in Revelation

For God has put it in their hearts to execute His purpose by having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled. – Revelation 17:17