Sowing Generously and the Cheerful Giver

Paul uses sowing and reaping to describe generosity without turning giving into a mechanical wealth formula. Each person should give as decided in the heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver—language closely related to the Greek Proverbs tradition. He then quotes Psalm 112:9 about the righteous person who scatters gifts to the poor.