New English Translation
Proverbs 19:17
17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
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
15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry. 16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die. The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed. 18Discipline your child, for there is hope, but do not set your heart on causing his death. 19A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.
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מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 19:17
- Proverbs 14:21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
- Proverbs 28:8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.
- 2 Samuel 12:6Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!”
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain overseas, for after many days you will get a return.
- Proverbs 11:24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
- Proverbs 28:27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
- Deuteronomy 15:7If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.
- Isaiah 58:7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
- Matthew 10:41Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
- Matthew 25:40And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
- 2 Corinthians 9:6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
- Philippians 4:17I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
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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