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Proverbs 19:17
17If you are kind to poor people, you are lending money to the Lord. He will pay back the debt to you.
Proverbs 19:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- New International Version (NIV)Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.
Context of Proverbs 19:17
15A lazy person cannot wake up from sleep. If he does no work, he will always be hungry. 16If you obey God's commands, you will keep your life safe. If you do not respect his teaching, you will die. If you are kind to poor people, you are lending money to the Lord. He will pay back the debt to you. 18When your children do wrong things, warn them while you still have the chance. If you do not punish them, you are helping them to go to an early death. 19Anyone who cannot control his anger is always getting into trouble. If you try to help him once, you will have to do it every time.
Read all of Proverbs 19Proverbs 19:17 word by word
מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:17
- Proverbs 14:21It is a sin if you do not respect your neighbour. But if you are kind to helpless people, God will bless you.
- Proverbs 28:8If you make people pay more when you lend money to them, you may become rich. But someone else will enjoy your riches. They will go to someone who is kind to poor people.
- 2 Samuel 12:6He did that cruel thing and he was not sorry for the poor man. So he must pay the poor man enough money to buy four lambs.’
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Freely give your things to other people. If you do that, one day you will receive your things back again.
- Proverbs 11:24Somebody may share his things with other people, but he still becomes richer. Somebody else may keep the things that he should give to others, but he still becomes poor.
- Proverbs 28:27If you give things to poor people, you will still have enough for yourself. But everyone will curse you if you refuse to help poor people.
- Deuteronomy 15:7The Lord your God will bless you in the land that he is giving to you. But perhaps there will be a poor person among the Israelites in one of your towns. Then do not refuse to help him. Do not think only about yourself.
- Isaiah 58:7Instead, share your food with hungry people. Give a place in your home to poor people who have no home. Give clothes to people who have nothing to wear. If people in your own family need help, do not refuse to help them.
- Matthew 10:41Somebody may accept a prophet into his home because the visitor is a prophet of God. God will bless that person like he blesses a prophet. Or he may accept a good man who obeys God, because the man is good. God will bless that person like he blesses the good man.
- Matthew 25:40The king will answer them, “I tell you this: You did all these things to help other people. They were not important people, but they were my friends. When you helped them, then you also helped me.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:6Remember this: If a farmer plants only a few seeds, he will not get much as a result. But if he plants plenty of seeds, he will get a big harvest.
- Philippians 4:17It is not your gifts themselves that I want. But I want you to do good things so that God will bless you in return.
- Hebrews 6:10God is always right and fair. He will not forget all the good things that you have done. You have shown that you love him very much, because you have helped the other believers. And you continue to help them as God's servants.
Commentaries on Proverbs 19:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Lendeth 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.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Note 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.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17Verse 17 God has chosen the poor of this world, to be rich in faith, and heirs of his kingdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. (Compare Pr 14:21; Psa 37:26). hath pity--shown by acts (compare Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 19
- 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
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