Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.
New American Standard Bible
He will
King James Version
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Holman Bible
and conducts his business fairly.
International Standard Version
It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.
A Conservative Version
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He shall maintain his cause in judgment,
American Standard Version
Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.
Amplified
It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.
Bible in Basic English
All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.
Darby Translation
It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
A good man, being merciful and lending: he will hold up his words in judgment;
King James 2000
A good man shows favor, and lends: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
Modern King James verseion
A good man shows favor, and lends; he will guide his business with fairness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.
NET Bible
It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.
New Heart English Bible
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
The Emphasized Bible
Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.
Webster
A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
World English Bible
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
Youngs Literal Translation
Good is the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.
Themes
Business life » The credit system » Lending encouraged
Credit system » Lending encouraged
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 112:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Path Of The Righteous And The Path Of The Wicked
4 [His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous. 5 [It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}. 6 For he will not be shaken forever; [the] righteous {will be remembered forever}.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-10
If [there] is a poor [person] among you from [among] one of your brothers in one of your {towns} that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward {your brother who is poor}.
Job 31:16-20
"If I have withheld [the] desire of [the] poor from [them], or I have caused [the] widow's eyes to fail,
Psalm 37:21
[The] wicked borrows and does not repay, but [the] righteous [is] gracious and gives.
Psalm 37:25-26
I was a youth, but I am [now] old; yet I have not seen [the] righteous forsaken or his children {begging for} bread.
Proverbs 2:20
So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.
Proverbs 12:2
The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.
Proverbs 17:18
A person who lacks {sense} {pledges}; he becomes security before his neighbor.
Proverbs 18:9
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Proverbs 22:26-27
Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety.
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, then you shall build your house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
Proverbs 27:23-27
You will surely know the {condition} of your flock; your heart attends to the herds.
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Luke 23:50
And behold, a man {named} Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man
John 6:12
And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, "Gather the remaining fragments so that nothing is lost."
Acts 11:24
because he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a large number were added to the Lord.
Romans 5:7
For only rarely will someone die on behalf of a righteous person (for on behalf of a good person possibly someone might even dare to die),
Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, being enthusiastic in spirit, serving the Lord,
Ephesians 5:15
Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
Philippians 1:9
And this I pray: that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,
Colossians 4:5
Live with wisdom toward those outside, making the most of the time.