Generosity
Memory verses
Memorizing Scripture with your children helps God’s Spirit bring about lasting change. Choose a verse your children can learn in a pre-determined period of time. Aim to review the verse at least once every day.
Psalm 37:21 “The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously.”
Psalm 112:5 “Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.”
Psalm 140:12 “I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause for the needy.”
Proverbs 11:24 “One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.”
Proverbs 11:25 “A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”
Proverbs 11:26 “People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.”
Proverbs 14:21 “He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.”
Proverbs 18:1 “An unfriendly man pursues selfish ends; he defies all sound judgment.”
Proverbs 19:17 “He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has done.”
Proverbs 22:9 “A generous man himself will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.”
Proverbs 28:25 “A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.”
Proverbs 28:27 “He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.”
Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ ”
Acts 20:35 “…Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
1 Corinthians 10:24 “Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.”
2 Corinthians 9:6 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”
1 John 3:17 “If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has not pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?”
Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
Philippians 2:4 “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
- Acceptance
- Adaptability
- Attentiveness
- Christmas
- Compassion
- Confidence
- Consideration
- Contentedness
- Cooperation
- Courage
- Courtesy
- Discernment
- Easter
- Faithfulness
- Forgiveness
- Generosity
- Gentleness
- Gratitude
- Harmony
- Honesty
- Humility
- Joy
- Kindness
- Obedience
- Patience
- Perseverance
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Reverence
- Righteousness
- Self-control
- Thanksgiving
