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Proverbs 11:24
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Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more; And there is one who withholds more than is meet, but [tends] only to want.
Some people give much but get back even more. Others don't give what they should and end up poor.
One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more; And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Sum men departen her owne thingis, and ben maad richere; other men rauyschen thingis, that ben not hern, and ben euere in nedynesse.
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Some give freely and still get richer, while others are stingy but grow still poorer.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
Some people give freely and gain more; others refuse to give and end up with less.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more then is meete, but it tendeth to pouertie.
There is one who is free in giving, and yet he grows richer. And there is one who keeps what he should give, but he ends up needing more.
Some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.
There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
There is he who scatters his own seed abroad, and yet brings in plenty; and there is he who gathers that which is not his, and yet has less.
Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.
There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less.
One person gives freely,yet gains more;another withholds what is right,only to become poor.
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
There is one who gives yet grows richer, but he who withholds what is right only finds need.
There is one who scatters yet increases more; but a withholder of just due comes only to poverty.
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
Some man geueth out his goodes, and is the richer, but ye nygarde (hauynge ynough) wil departe from nothinge, and yet is euer in pouerte.
The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in poverty.
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that scattereth: Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 28:8, Deuteronomy 15:10, Psalms 112:9, Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Ecclesiastes 11:6, Luke 6:38, Acts 11:29, Acts 11:30, 2 Corinthians 9:5-11
but: Haggai 1:6, Haggai 1:9-11, Haggai 2:16-19
Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:22 - General Deuteronomy 14:29 - that the Lord Deuteronomy 15:4 - greatly bless Deuteronomy 24:19 - may bless Ruth 2:14 - At mealtime Job 22:7 - not given Proverbs 3:10 - General Proverbs 10:4 - becometh Proverbs 14:21 - he that hath Ecclesiastes 5:13 - riches Isaiah 32:6 - empty Isaiah 32:8 - the liberal Isaiah 58:10 - thou draw Ezekiel 18:7 - hath given Matthew 5:42 - General Matthew 14:16 - they Matthew 25:35 - I was an Luke 6:30 - Give Luke 9:13 - have John 6:13 - and filled Acts 2:45 - parted 2 Corinthians 9:6 - He which soweth sparingly 2 Corinthians 9:8 - God Philippians 4:19 - supply 1 Timothy 6:18 - ready
Cross-References
And Joshua said to all the people, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: 'Your fathers, including Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nahor, dwelt on the other side of the River Joshua 24:3, 14, 15">[fn] in old times; and they served other gods.
the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth,.... That scattereth "his own", as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions add: that disperses his money here and there, among many poor objects, plentifully and liberally; and his substance is so far from being lessened by such a conduct, that, by the blessing of God, it is increased more and more; or "become richer", as the Vulgate Latin; see Psalms 112:9. So he that disperses and dispenses the word of God, and spreads the truths of the Gospel, and freely and fully preaches them, increases himself in spiritual knowledge and understanding;
and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet; or, "right" or "just" a, by the, laws of God and men; from himself, from his family, from his friends and relations, and from the poor of the church and of the world; and from the cause and interest of Christ, and what is necessary to support that, according to his ability;
but [it tendeth] to poverty, or "want" b: such a man is often brought to beggary; there is a moth and rottenness sent into his substance, which secretly consume it: so he that withholds any truth or doctrine, that keeps back anything that may be profitable to the saints; this tends to the impoverishing: of his soul, and the souls of them that attend on his ministry.
a מישר "plus aequo", Vatablus, Mercerus, Gejerus; "plus quam aequum est", Cocceius; "prae quam rectum est, seu plus aequo", Michaelis. b למחסור "ad egestatem". Junius Tremellius, Picator "ad penuriam", Cocceius; "ad rasam egestatem", Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Withholdeth more than is meet - i. e., Is sparing and niggardly where he ought to give. The contrast is stated in the form of a paradox, to which the two following verses supply the answer. Some render, “There is that withholdeth from what is due,” i. e., from a just debt, or from the generosity of a just man.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 11:24. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth — The bountiful man, who gives to the poor, never turning away his face from any one in distress, the Lord blesses his property, and the bread is multiplied in his hand. To the same purpose the following verse.
