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New Century Version

Proverbs 19:17

Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord ; he will reward you for what you have done.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lending;   Liberality;   Poor;   Thompson Chain Reference - Needy, the;   Poor, the;   Poverty-Riches;   Social Duties;   The Topic Concordance - Charity;   Lending;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Compassion and Sympathy;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Giving;   Mercy;   Poor;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mercy, Merciful;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Alms, Almsgiving;   Debt;   Pity;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Almsgiving ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Alms;   Poor;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Usury;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Compassion;   Lend;   Pity;   Poor;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Compassion;   Didascalia;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for April 21;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will repay him for his deed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lorde: and the Lorde will recompense him that which he hath giuen.
Christian Standard Bible®
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,and he will give a reward to the lender.
Hebrew Names Version
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; He will reward him.
Easy-to-Read Version
Giving help to the poor is like loaning money to the Lord . He will pay you back for your kindness.
Amplified Bible
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.
American Standard Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
Contemporary English Version
Caring for the poor is lending to the Lord , and you will be well repaid.
Complete Jewish Bible
He who is kind to the poor is lending to Adonai ; and he will repay him for his good deed.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.
King James Version (1611)
Hee that hath pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord; and that which he hath giuen, will he pay him againe.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
English Revised Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.
Berean Standard Bible
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Lexham English Bible
He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.
Literal Translation
He who has pity on the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will repay his dealing to him.
New English Translation
The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord , and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
New King James Version
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
New Living Translation
If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord — and he will repay you!
New Life Bible
He who shows kindness to a poor man gives to the Lord and He will pay him in return for his good act.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
George Lamsa Translation
He who has pity upon the poor is a companion of the LORD; and he shall be repaid according to his works.
Good News Translation
When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the Lord , and the Lord will pay you back.
New American Standard Bible
One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
King James Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.
New Revised Standard
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and will be repaid in full.
Darby Translation
He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that hath mercy on a pore man, leeneth to the Lord; and he schal yelde his while to hym.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
World English Bible
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.
Revised Standard Version
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.
Update Bible Version
He that has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh, And his good deed he will pay him again.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Bible in Basic English
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.
THE MESSAGE
Mercy to the needy is a loan to God , and God pays back those loans in full.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,And He will repay him for his bountiful deed.

Contextual Overview

17 Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord ; he will reward you for what you have done.

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

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked all around and saw the whole Jordan Valley and that there was much water there. It was like the Lord 's garden, like the land of Egypt in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 18:22
So the men turned and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood there before the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
because we are about to destroy this city. The Lord has heard of all the evil that is here, so he has sent us to destroy it."
Genesis 19:14
So Lot went out and said to his future sons-in-law who were pledged to marry his daughters, "Hurry and leave this city! The Lord is about to destroy it!" But they thought Lot was joking.
Genesis 19:15
At dawn the next morning, the angels begged Lot to hurry. They said, "Go! Take your wife and your two daughters with you so you will not be destroyed when the city is punished."
Genesis 19:16
But Lot delayed. So the two men took the hands of Lot, his wife, and his two daughters and led them safely out of the city. So the Lord was merciful to Lot and his family.
Genesis 19:18
But Lot said to one of them, "Sir, please don't force me to go so far!
Genesis 19:22
But run there fast, because I cannot destroy Sodom until you are safely in that town." (That town is named Zoar, because it is little.)
Genesis 19:26
At that point Lot's wife looked back. When she did, she became a pillar of salt.
Genesis 19:31
One day the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old. Everywhere on the earth women and men marry, but there are no men around here for us to marry.

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.


 
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