10 You shall surely give to him, and (A)your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because (B)for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.

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10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart;(A) then because of this the Lord your God will bless(B) you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.

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10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

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17 I know also, my God, that You (A)test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things; and now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here to offer willingly to You.

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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)

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17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

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25 (A)The generous soul will be made rich,
(B)And he who waters will also be watered himself.

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25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

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25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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(A)he who exhorts, in exhortation; (B)he who gives, with liberality; (C)he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, (D)with cheerfulness.

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if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(A) if it is giving, then give generously;(B) if it is to lead,[a] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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12 For (A)if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have.

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12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(A) not according to what one does not have.

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12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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