Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“His sons favor the poor,
And his hands give back his wealth.

King James Version

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Holman Bible

His children will beg from the poor,
for his own hands must give back his wealth.

International Standard Version

His sons will make amends to the poor; their hands will return his wealth.

A Conservative Version

His sons shall seek the favor of the poor, and his hands shall give back his wealth.

American Standard Version

His children shall seek the favor of the poor, And his hands shall give back his wealth.

Amplified


“His sons favor the poor [and pay his obligations],
And his hands give back his [ill-gotten] wealth.

Bible in Basic English

His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

Darby Translation

His children shall seek the favour of the poor, and his hands restore his wealth.

Julia Smith Translation

The weak shall break his sons, and his hands shall turn back his wealth.

King James 2000

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

His children will seek favors from [the] poor, and his hands will return his wealth.

Modern King James verseion

His sons shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"His children shall be fain to agree with the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

NET Bible

His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

New Heart English Bible

His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.

The Emphasized Bible

His children, shall seek the favour of the poor, and, his own hand, shall give back his wealth.

Webster

His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.

World English Bible

His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.

Youngs Literal Translation

His sons do the poor oppress, And his hands give back his wealth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
the poor
דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

and his hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

References

American

Context Readings

A Wicked Person's Joy Is Short, His Pain Long

9 The eye which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place behold him any more. 10 “His sons favor the poor,
And his hands give back his wealth.
11 His bones are full of the sins of his youth, which shall be buried with him in the dust.



Cross References

Job 20:18

He shall restore the work that was not his; according to the substance that he took; neither shall he devour, nor rejoice.

Exodus 9:2

For if thou refuse to let them go and wilt hold them still,

Exodus 12:36

And the LORD gave the people grace in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they gave unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

Exodus 22:1

If a man shall steal an ox or a sheep and kill it or sell it he shall restore five oxen for an ox and four sheep for a sheep.

Exodus 22:3

If the sun is risen upon him, he that killed him is guilty of his blood; the thief should make full restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

2 Samuel 12:6

and he shall pay for the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.

Job 5:4

His sons are far from saving health, and they shall be crushed in the gate, and there shall be no one to deliver them.

Job 27:16-17

Though he heaps up silver as the dust and prepares raiment as the clay,

Psalm 109:10

Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg; let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

Proverbs 6:31

and once he is taken, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.

Proverbs 28:3

A poor man that oppresses the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaves no food.

Luke 19:8

Then Zacchaeus stood and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

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