Bible Verses About Tithing and Giving

“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse... and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven.”

Malachi 3:10 · King James Version (public domain)

“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give... for God loveth a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 · King James Version (public domain)

“Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase.”

Proverbs 3:9 · King James Version (public domain)

“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over.”

Luke 6:38 · King James Version (public domain)

“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”

2 Corinthians 9:6 · King James Version (public domain)

God ties your giving to a harvest, for the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”

Proverbs 11:24 · King James Version (public domain)

In God's economy the one who scatters generously often increases, while the one who withholds only grows poorer.

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

Proverbs 11:25 · King James Version (public domain)

The generous soul is made rich, and the one who refreshes others will himself be refreshed by God.

“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Acts 20:35 · King James Version (public domain)

Jesus taught that it is more blessed to give than to receive, turning giving into a genuine joy.

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

Matthew 6:21 · King James Version (public domain)

Jesus reminds you that where you put your treasure is where your heart will follow, so giving shapes your love.

“Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.”

1 Corinthians 16:2 · King James Version (public domain)

Regular, intentional giving set aside as God has prospered you turns generosity into a steady rhythm of worship.

“And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.”

Leviticus 27:30 · King James Version (public domain)

The tithe is declared holy and belonging to the Lord, a reminder that all we have first came from His hand.

“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.”

Matthew 23:23 · King James Version (public domain)

Jesus affirms giving while insisting it never replace justice, mercy, and faith, keeping the heart central to the gift.

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”

2 Corinthians 8:9 · King James Version (public domain)

The pattern for all giving is Christ Himself, who though rich became poor so that you through His poverty might be rich.