Tobit 12:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ It's a good idea to keep a king's secret, but what God does should be told everywhere, so that he may be praised and honored.

If you do good, no harm will come to you.

^8 (A)It is better to pray sincerely and to please God by helping the poor than to be rich and dishonest. It is better to give to the poor than to store up gold. ^9 (B)Such generosity will save you from death and will wash away all your sins. Those who give to the poor will live full lives,