Matthew 6:4
that thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth;
Cross References
Psalms 17:3Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!
Psalms 139:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” O LORD! thou hast searched me and known me!
Jeremiah 17:10I, Jehovah, search the heart, And try the reins, To give to every man according to his ways, And according to the fruit of his doings.
Matthew 6:6But do thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
Matthew 10:42And whoever shall give to drink only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, truly do I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.
Luke 8:17For nothing is secret, that will not be made manifest; nor hidden, that will not be known, and come to light.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:2-5
The Sermon on the Mount. 1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in… Read the whole commentary →