Bible verse
But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
Matthew 6:3 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 6.
1 “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2 So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
5 And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
7 And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
KJV
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
ASV
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth :
ERV
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
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