Proverbs 11:24

Proverbs 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
• New International Version (NIV)One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty.

Context of Proverbs 11:24

22Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. 23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath. One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. 25A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. 26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Proverbs 11:24 word by word

יֵ֣שׁ מְ֭פַזֵּר וְנוֹסָ֥ף ע֑וֹד וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear

• ·יֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• One gives freelyפָּזַרpâzar · to scatterH6340
• yet gainsיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• even moreעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• another withholdsחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• what is rightיֹ֫שֶׁרyôsher · uprightnessH3476
• onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• to become poorמַחְסוֹרmachsôr machsôr · needH4270

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:24

• Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
• Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
• Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• 2 Corinthians 9:5So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
• Haggai 1:6You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
• Haggai 2:16from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24There 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Withholdeth 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.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24Verse 24 A man may grow poor by not paying just debts, not relieving the poor, not allowing needful expenses. Let men be ever so saving of what they have, if God appoints, it comes to nothing.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26Generous people who give freely to others will succeed, but those who hoard their money will lose it (see Proverbs 28:27; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:24

• Covetousness
• Liberality

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings