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Proverbs 19:17
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Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,and he will give a reward to the lender.
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; He will reward him.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will repay him for his deed.
One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord ; he will reward you for what you have done.
He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the LORD, And the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.
He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and the Lorde will recompense him that which he hath giuen.
He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
He who is kind to the poor is lending to Adonai ; and he will repay him for his good deed.
He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
Giving help to the poor is like loaning money to the Lord . He will pay you back for your kindness.
He who has pity upon the poor is a companion of the LORD; and he shall be repaid according to his works.
When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord , and the Lord will pay you back.
He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
He who has pity on the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will repay his dealing to him.
He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.
Hee that hath pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord; and that which he hath giuen, will he pay him againe.
He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.
He that hath mercy on a pore man, leeneth to the Lord; and he schal yelde his while to hym.
He that has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh, And his good deed he will pay him again.
He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord , and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord — and he will repay you!
He who shows kindness to a poor man gives to the Lord and He will pay him in return for his good act.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and will be repaid in full.
A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Mercy to the needy is a loan to God , and God pays back those loans in full.
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that hath: Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 28:8, Proverbs 28:27, 2 Samuel 12:6, Ecclesiastes 11:1
lendeth: Proverbs 11:24, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 28:27, Deuteronomy 15:7-14, Isaiah 58:7-11, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:40, 2 Corinthians 9:6-8, Philippians 4:17, Hebrews 6:10
that which he hath given: or, his deed
Reciprocal: Exodus 1:20 - God Leviticus 25:35 - thy brother Deuteronomy 14:29 - that the Lord Deuteronomy 23:20 - that the Deuteronomy 24:19 - may bless Ruth 2:16 - General Job 22:7 - not given Job 30:25 - was Psalms 41:1 - Blessed Psalms 112:9 - dispersed Proverbs 3:10 - General Proverbs 14:31 - but Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a bountiful eye Proverbs 31:20 - she reacheth Matthew 5:7 - are Matthew 5:42 - General Matthew 6:2 - when Matthew 25:35 - I was an Luke 6:30 - Give Luke 6:35 - love Luke 6:38 - and it Luke 10:35 - whatsoever Luke 11:41 - rather Luke 14:14 - for thou Luke 16:9 - Make Acts 2:45 - parted Acts 20:35 - It is Romans 12:16 - condescend to men of low estate 2 Corinthians 8:10 - expedient 1 John 3:17 - whoso
Cross-References
This happened before the Lord had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the Lord or the land of Egypt.
The men turned and started toward Sodom. But the Lord stayed with Abraham,
Lot went to the men who were engaged to his daughters and said, "Hurry and get out of here! The Lord is going to destroy this city." But they thought he was joking, and they laughed at him.
Early the next morning the two angels tried to make Lot hurry and leave. They said, "Take your wife and your two daughters and get out of here as fast as you can! If you don't, every one of you will be killed when the Lord destroys the city."
At first, Lot just stood there. But the Lord wanted to save him. So the angels took Lot, his wife, and his two daughters by the hand and led them out of the city.
Lot answered, "You have done us a great favor, sir. You have saved our lives, but please don't make us go to the hills. That's too far away. The city will be destroyed before we can get there, and we will be killed when it happens.
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you are safely there." The town was later called Zoar because Lot had said it was small.
On the way, Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a block of salt.
One day his older daughter said to her sister, "Our father is old, and there are no men anywhere for us to marry.
Let's get our father drunk! Then we can sleep with him and have children."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that hath pity unto the poor lendeth unto the Lord,.... A man, whose heart is full of compassion to the poor, and whose hands distribute to their necessities, from a true principle of love and charity to men, and with a view to the glory of God, and not from any selfish principle and with a end; such a man's gift to the poor is a loan to the Lord; it is not cast away upon the creature, but is a "depositum" in the hands of God, and shall be returned with advantage;
and that which he hath given will, he pay him again; either in this life, in things temporal and spiritual, increasing his worldly substance, blessing his posterity, granting him larger measures of grace, indulging him with his gracious presence, and giving him peace of mind, which passeth all understanding; or in the world to come; not as a reward of debt, but of grace; see Ecclesiastes 11:1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Note the original greatness of the thought. We give to the poor. Have we lost our gift? No, what we gave, we have lent to One who will repay with usury. Compare the yet nobler truth of our Lord’s teaching Matthew 25:40.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 19:17. Lendeth unto the Lord — O what a word is this! God makes himself debtor for every thing that is given to the poor! Who would not advance much upon such credit? God will pay it again. And in no case has he ever forfeited his word.
