Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Cross References (26)

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 (101)

    Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Deuteronomy 15:10 (75)

    Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will

  • Mark 4:24 (69)

    He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more

  • Proverbs 3:9–10 (60)

    Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;

  • Matthew 7:2 (57)

    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

  • Proverbs 22:9 (48)

    A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

  • Proverbs 19:17 (41)

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  • Proverbs 10:22 (30)

    The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

  • Matthew 10:42 (28)

    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he

  • Luke 6:30 (27)

    Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:14–15 (24)

    At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way ther

  • Ecclesiastes 11:1–2 (19)

    Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.

  • James 2:13 (17)

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • Psalms 41:1–2 (16)

    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day o

  • Philippians 4:17–19 (15)

    Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.

  • Job 42:11 (15)

    All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comfort

  • Psalms 79:12 (14)

    Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord.

  • Isaiah 65:6–7 (13)

    Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,

  • Psalms 18:25–26 (12)

    To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

  • Job 31:16–20 (10)

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

  • Deuteronomy 19:16–21 (10)

    If a false witness testifies against someone, accusing him of a crime,

  • Esther 9:25 (9)

    But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews

  • Judges 1:7 (9)

    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As

  • Ezra 7:27–28 (8)

    Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in

  • Revelation 16:5–6 (8)

    And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these

  • Esther 7:10 (4)

    So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.