Tobit 12:5
King James VersionSource notes
“So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought and go away in safety.”
Context
2And Tobias said unto him, O father, it is no harm to me to give him half of those things which I have brought:
3For he hath brought me again to thee in safety, and made whole my wife, and brought me the money, and likewise healed thee.
4Then the old man said, It is due unto him.
5So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought and go away in safety.
6Then he took them both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, praise him, and magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, and honourably to shew forth the works of God; therefore be not slack to praise him.
7It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you.
8Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold: