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The meaning and origin of the expression: It's better to give than to receive

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'It's better to give than to receive'?

The proverb 'It's better to give than to receive' has a straightforward literal meaning which needs no further explanation.

What's the origin of the phrase 'It's better to give than to receive'?

The phrase 'It's better to give than to receive'.'It's better to give than to receive' is from the Bible, Acts 20:35 (King James Version):

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.

See also: the List of Proverbs.