Proverbs 11:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

That scattereth

But

Haggai 1:6

Haggai 2:16

General references

Leviticus 23:22

Proverbs 3:10

Matthew 5:42

Bible References

That scattereth

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his

good deed.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.

He has given freely to the poor,

His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea.

So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised

bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a

bountiful gift and not

affected by covetousness.

But

You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.”

from that time when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, there would be only ten; and when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there would be only twenty.

General references

‘When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the Lord your God.’”

So your barns will be filled with plenty
And your vats will overflow with new wine.

Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.