Topic
Liberal; Liberality; Liberally
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Proverbs 11:25ISBE
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
- Isaiah 32:5ISBE
The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful.
- Isaiah 32:8ISBE
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
- 1 Corinthians 16:3ISBE
And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references
lib'-er-al, lib-er-al'-i-ti, lib'-er-al-i: The different forms of the word all refer to one who is generous, bountiful, willing and ready to give and to help. Both the Hebrew words of the Old Testament and the Greek words of the New Testament translated into the English word "liberal" have a deeper and nobler meaning than is generally conveyed by the English word. In Pr 11:25, the liberal soul (nephesh berakhah) means a soul that carries a blessing. In Isa 32:5, the American Standard Revised Version has "bountiful" where the King James Version has "liberal," and in Isa 32:8 "noble" takes the place of "liberal" (nadhibh). The principal Greek words are haplotes literally, "simplicity," "sincerity," and charis, "grace," "favor." In 1Co 16:3, "bounty" substitutes "liberality." It is well to bear in mind that a Biblical liberality can spring only out of a noble soul, and is Godlike in its genesis and spirit.
G. H. Gerberding
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.